Perspectives on health equity and social determinants of health / edited by Kimber Bogard, Velma McBride Murry, Charlee M. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alexander, Charlee M., editor.

Murry, Velma McBride, editor.

Bogard, Kimber, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 263 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy of Medicine, 2017.

Summary:

Social factors, signals, and biases shape the health of our nation. Racism and poverty manifest in unequal social, environmental, and economic conditions, resulting in deep-rooted health disparities that carry over from generation to generation. In Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health, authors call for collective action across sectors to reverse the debilitating and often lethal consequences of health inequity. This edited volume of discussion papers provides recommendations to advance the agenda to promote health equity for all. Organized by research approaches and policy implications, systems that perpetuate or ameliorate health disparities, and specific examples of ways in which health disparities manifest in communities of color, this special publication provides a stark look at how health and well-being are nurtured, protected, and preserved where people live, learn, work, and play. All of our nation's institutions have important roles to play even if they do not think of their purpose as fundamentally linked to health and well-being. The rich discussions found throughout Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health make way for the translation of policies and actions to improve health and health equity for all citizens of our society. The major health problems of our time cannot be solved by health care alone. They cannot be solved by public health alone. Collective action is needed, and it is needed now.

Contents:

Health inequities, social determinants, and intersectionality / Nancy Lopez and Vivian L. Gadsden Life span and legal/policy research as dual focuses for identifying and implementing opportunities to realize health equity / Patrick H. Tolan, Velma McBride Murry, Angela Diaz, and Robert Seidel Challenges and promise of health equity for native Hawaiians / Noreen Mokuau, Patrick H. DeLeon, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, Sade Soares, Joann U. Tsark, And Coti Haia Expulsion and suspension in early education as matters of social justice and health equity / Shantel E. Meek and Walter S. Gilliam Stories about black men in the media and their consequesnces for health / Karen E. Dill-Shackleford, Srividya Ramasubramanian, and Lawrence M. Drake II The character assassination of black males : some consequences for research in public health / Alford Young, Jr Promoting positive development, health, and social justice through dismantling genetic determinism / Richard M. Lerner Principles of adolescent/young-adult-friendly care : contribution to reducing health disparities and increasing health equity / Angela Diaz and Ken Peake Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in African American communities : continuing the quest for prevention / Carl C. Bell Crisis urgent dispatch : calling on leadership to respond to violence in black neighborhoods / Sharon Toomer and Raquel Mack Lessons for health equity : military medicine as a window to universal health insurance / Jeff Hutchinson, Raquel Mack, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, and Patrick H. DeLeon Philosophical perspectives on social justice : a framework for discussing a children, youth, and families health policy/research agenda / Robert Seidel, Patrick H. Tolan, Velma McBride Murry, and Angela Diaz.

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