Challenging inequities in health : from ethics to action / edited by Timothy Evans ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Timothy (Timothy G.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Moral and ethical aspects--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Public health.

Health promotion--Moral and ethical aspects--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Health promotion.

Medical ethics--Cross-cultural studies--Congresses.

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is a growing sense that the "health gap" between socioeconomic groups is getting worse in many countries. To address this gap, conceptual clarity and empirical evidence are needed along with a greater focus on equity in policy-making. This book is designed to present cutting-edge research and policy analysis to a wide non-specialist readership of students, professionals and policy-makers. It brings together in one volume new perspectives on the conceptual foundations of health equity, empirical evidence on the scale and nature of the inequities in health in 12 countries around the world, and assessments of the associated policy developments and their implications for the future. It aims to help build global capacity to measure, monitor and interpret developments in health equity at a national and international level. The in-depth country analyses draw on epidemiology, demography, economics and other fields to approach health inequalities from several different angles. The topics covered range from adolescent livelihoods in Tanzania to the health burden of indigenous peoples in Mexico, from health equity in Japan to the gender gap in life expectancy in Russia.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Part I: Establishing Values""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Social Basis of Disparities in Health""; ""3. Ethical Dimensions of Health Equity""; ""4. Health Equity in a Globalizing World""; ""Part II: Assessing and Analyzing the Health Divide""; ""Introduction to Part II""; ""5. Measuring Disparities in Health: Methods and Indicators""; ""6. Health Equity: Perspectives, Measurability, and Criteria""; ""7. China: Increasing Health Gaps in a Transitional Economy""; ""8. Japan: Historical and Current Dimensions of Health and Health Equity""

""9. United States: Social Inequality and the Burden of Poor Health""""10. Chile: Socioeconomic Differentials and Mortality in a Middle-Income Nation""; ""11. Russia: Socioeconomic Dimensions of the Gender Gap in Mortality""; ""12. Tanzania: Gaining Insights into Adolescent Lives and Livelihoods""; ""Part III: Tackling Root Causes""; ""Introduction to Part III""; ""13. Gender, Health, and Equity: The Intersections""; ""14. South Africa: Addressing the Legacy of Apartheid""; ""15. Kenya: Uncovering the Social Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents""

""16. Bangladesh: An Intervention Study of Factors Underlying Increasing Equity in Child Survival""""17. Sweden and Britain: The Impact of Policy Context on Inequities in Health""; ""Part IV: Building Efficient, Equitable Health Care Systems""; ""Introduction to the Issues""; ""18. Health Care Financing: Assessing Its Relationship to Health Equity""; ""19. Mexico: Marginality, Need, and Resource Allocation at the County Level""; ""20. Vietnam: Efficient, Equity-Oriented Financial Strategies for Health""; ""Part V: Conclusion""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786610473700

9780199863983

9781280473708

1280473703

9780199747917

0199747911

9781602569928

1602569924

OCLC:

62865969