Healthier societies : from analysis to action / Jody Heymann ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heymann, Jody, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Medical policy--Social aspects.

Medical policy.

Epidemiology.

Social change.

Medical geography.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 417 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780199748198

0199748195

OCLC:

567935929