Posted: July 20th, 2013
The Role of Family in Health
Articles: Gordon, R. (2005). The doom and gloom of divorce research. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 22(3), 450?451.
Articles: Holl, J. L., Slack, K. S., & Stevens, A. B. (2005). Welfare reform and
health insurance: Consequences for parents. American Journal of Public Health, 95, 279?285.
Articles: Hwang, A. C. (2004). Family planning in the balance. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 15?18.
Course Text: Prevention is Primary..Larry Cohen (2nd ed)
Consider some of the stresses associated with
single family households (i.e., income, divorce, violence, child abuse, etc.). Identify one stressor in particular and discuss how it might
impact public health. Please
use current research to support your ideas.