Healthier Societies - From Analysis to Action (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
First published:	November 2005
Editors:	Jody Heymann (Associate Professor of Social Medicine) • Clyde Hertzman (Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology) • Morris L. Barer (Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology) • Robert G. Evans (Professor of Economics)
Dimensions:	242 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517920-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-517920-X
Barcode:	9780195179200

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