Healthier Societies : From Analysis to Action.
Title:
Healthier Societies : From Analysis to Action.
Author:
Heymann, Jody.
ISBN:
9780199748198
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (442 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Healthier Societies: An Introduction -- Part I: The Complex Relationship between Social and Biologic Determinants of Health -- 1. Interactive Role of Genes and the Environment -- 2. Biological Pathways Linking the Social Environment, Development, and Health -- 3. Global and Local Perspectives on Population Health -- 4. A Life Course Approach to Health and Human Development -- 5. Universal Medical Care and Health Inequalities: Right Objectives, Insufficient Tools -- Part II: An In-depth Look at Several Determinants of Health -- 6. Food, Nutrition, and Population Health: From Scarcity to Social Inequalities -- 7. Work and Health: New Evidence and Enhanced Understandings -- 8. Income Inequality as a Determinant of Health -- 9. Role of Geography in Inequalities in Health and Human Development -- Part III: Moving from Research to Policy -- 10. Social Welfare Models, Labor Markets, and Health Outcomes -- 11. Changing Trends in Economic Well-being in OECD Countries: What Measure Is Most Relevant for Health? -- 12. Reallocating Resources across Public Sectors to Improve Population Health -- 13. Taking Different Approaches to Child Policy -- 14. Where Do We Go from Here? Translating Research to Policy -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.
Abstract:
Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health, and their impact is enormous in both adults and children. The challenge of changing public policies and programs remains. Healthier Societies: From Analysis to Action addresses the fundamental questions which will lead the way toward countries investing seriously in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health. The book is divided into three parts. Section one addresses to what extent health is determined by biological factors, by social factors, and more fundamentally, by the interaction between the two. Section two examines four case studies that demonstrate the ways in which social change can dramatically affect adults' health, as well as launch children's lives onto healthy trajectories. This section analyzes the cases of nutrition, working conditions, social inequalities, and geographic disparities. The third section of the book takes a serious look at what would be involved in translating the research findings described throughout the book into action.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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