Linking Health Care and Social Services : International Perspectives

Universal health care and social services are fundamental building blocks of the welfare state. Invariably they are discrete organizational systems. The problems of clients, however, often overlap. This international volume examines, country by country, the relationship between the health service and the social services. 'This volume is a welcome addition to the literature that examines the provision of health and social services from an international perspective...the book is useful at two levels: first, as an introduction to the different health and social service delivery systems; and second, as an exploration of the factors that inhibit the establishment of linkages at the service delivery level. Students, teachers, plaHokenstad, Merl C., Jr. is the author of 'Linking Health Care and Social Services : International Perspectives' with ISBN 9780835748070 and ISBN 0835748073.