Population Health in America / Robert A. Hummer, Erin R. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hummer, Robert A., Author.

Hamilton, Erin R., Author.

Series:

Sociology in the 21st century (University of California Press) ; 5.

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population--Health aspects--United States.

Population.

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this engaging and accessibly written book, Population Health in America weaves demographic data with social theory and research to help students understand health patterns and trends in the U.S. population. While life expectancy was estimated to be just 37 years in the United States in 1870, today it is more than twice as long, at over 78 years. Yet today, life expectancy in the U.S. lags behind almost all other wealthy countries. Within the U.S., there are substantial social inequalities in health and mortality: women live longer but less healthier lives than men; African Americans and Native Americans live far shorter lives than Asian Americans and White Americans; and socioeconomic inequalities in health have been widening over the past 20 years. What accounts for these population health patterns and trends? Inviting students to delve into population health trends and disparities, demographers Robert Hummer and Erin Hamilton provide an easily understandable historical and contemporary portrait of U.S. population health. Perfect for courses such as population health, medical or health sociology, social epidemiology, health disparities, demography, and others, as well as for academic researchers and lay persons interested in better understanding the overall health of the country, Population Health in America also challenges students, academics, and the public to understand current health policy priorities and to ask whether considerably different directions are needed.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Acknowledgments

1. What Is Population Health and Why Study It in the Twenty-First-Century United States?

2. Historical Trends in U. S. Population Health

3. U. S. Population Health in International Context

4. Spatial and Social Contexts of U. S. Population Health

5. Socioeconomic Status and U. S. Population Health

6. Race / Ethnicity, Nativity, and U. S. Population Health

7. Gender and U. S. Population Health

8. Policy Implications of Population Health Science

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520965294

0520965299

OCLC:

1090284021