Learn about local programs that make a difference! Community-Based Programs and Policies: Contributions to Social Policy Development comprehensively examines current innovations in local community health care and long-term care programs that have or may well in the future impact social policy. Leading authorities provide a helpful look at the community-based programs now making waves in the development of social policy. This thoughtful discussion of the unique approaches and their effect on the most productive ways to meet community needs is a horizon-expanding source helpful to health care practitioners, researchers, and policymakers alike. Community-Based Programs and Policies: Contributions to Social Policy Development reveals a unique perspective in examining how social policy development in the health care arena is stimulated by local innovations in health care and long-term care programs. This text provides illuminating case studies and studies of the linkages between social care and health care. The book is extensively referenced and includes helpful figures to clearly convey ideas. Programs explored in Community-Based Programs and Policies: Contributions to Social Policy Development include: * Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
* research and demonstration programs sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
* Disease Management local programs
* programs funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging
* Medicaid Waiver Programs
* Quebec’s Centres Locaux des Services Communitaires (CLSCs)
* a case study of the Womancare Health Center
* and more! Community-Based Programs and Policies: Contributions to Social Policy Development is an insightful resource for professionals in the health care and social work fields, including public health, health education, allied health, nursing, social work, urban affairs, pharmacy, psychology, sociology, mental health, and medicine. | 
