The social determinants of health and health disparities / Paula Braveman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braveman, Paula, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Health services accessibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Written by a leading authority in health equity, Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities is the definitive classroom guide to understanding and addressing racial and social disparities in health.

Contents:

Cover

The Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction: What Influences Health? And What Influences the Influences?

Chapter 2 Income and Wealth Shape Health and Health Disparities in Many Ways

Chapter 3 Education Shapes Health and Health Disparities in Many Ways

Chapter 4 Stress Mediates the Health Effects of Many Social Determinants

Chapter 5 Racism Damages Health Through Many Causal Pathways

Chapter 6 Early Childhood Experiences Shape Health Throughout Life

Chapter 7 Healthy and Unhealthy Places: Neighborhoods, Health, and Health Disparities

Chapter 8 Housing, Health, and Health Disparities

Chapter 9 Work Can Be Good-​or Bad-​for Your Health

Chapter 10 Behaviors Influence Health: What Influences Behaviors?

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Braveman, Paula The Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities

ISBN:

0-19-062413-2

0-19-062414-0

0-19-062412-4