Health in hard times : austerity and health inequalities / edited by Clare Bambra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bambra, C. (Clare), Editor.

Contributor:

Bambra, C. (Clare), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--England--Stockton-on-Tees.

Public health.

Social status--England--Stockton-on-Tees.

Social status.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables; digital file(s).

Other Title:

Austerity and health inequalities

Place of Publication:

Bristol Policy Press 2019

Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2019

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence and edited by a leading expert, this is an important book for anyone seeking to understand one of today’s most significant determinants of health. How has austerity impacted on health and wellbeing in the UK? Health in Hard Times explores its repercussions for social inequalities in health. The result of five years of research, the book draws on a case study of Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England, home to some of the starkest health divides. By placing individual and local experiences in the context of national budget cuts and welfare reforms, it provides a holistic perspective on countrywide inequalities.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of tables, figures and boxes

About the authors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

Introduction: Local Health Inequalities in an Age of Austerity

Austerity Then and Now

Placing Health in Austerity

How the Other Half Live

Divided Lives

Minding the Gap

Mothers in Austerity

Conclusion: Health in Hard Times

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

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