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Each topical chapter in this volume crystallizes the findings
of a five-year study, under the auspices of the Population Health
Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, that
probed the links between social hierarchy, the "macroenvironmental"
factors in illness patterns, the quality of the
"microenvironmental," and other determinants of health. In its
aggregate, this volume will prove essential to an understanding of
the underlying public health issues for the next several
decades.
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.
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