Tackling health inequalities : lessons from international experiences
edited by Dennis Raphael
Bok · Engelsk · 2012
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| Utgitt | Toronto : Canadian Scholars' Press , 2012
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| Omfang | xiv, 326 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Preface -- Foreword / Alex Scott-Samuel -- Chapter 1: The Importance of Tackling Health Inequalities / Dennis Raphael -- Chapter 2: American Experiences / Stephen Bezruchka -- Chapter 3: Australian Experiences / Fran Baum, Matt Fisher, and Angela Lawless -- Chapter 4: British and Northern Irish Experiences / Katherine E. Smith and Clare Bambra -- Chapter 5: Canadian Experiences / Dennis Raphael -- Chapter 6: Finnish Experiences / Juha Mikkonen -- Chapter 7: Norwegian Experiences / Elisabeth Fosse -- Chapter 8: Swedish Experiences / Mona C. Backhans and Bo Burstrom -- Chapter 9: An Analysis of International Experiences in Tackling Health Inequalities / Dennis Raphael -- Chatper 10: Moving Forward: Applying the Lessons from International Experiences / Toba Bryant -- Appendix A: A Checklist for Whole-of-Government or Intersectoral Approach -- Glossary of Terms -- Contributor Biographies -- Index. - "Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences provides a unique perspective on health inequalities in Canada and elsewhere. This exciting new volume brings together experiences from seven wealthy developed nations--the United States, Australia, Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden--to analyze their contrasting approaches to reducing avoidable health problems. Some nations are successfully responding to health inequalities, but Canada is not one of them. Why is this, and what can we learn from other nations?Through a political economy lens, Tackling Health Inequalities considers how societal structures and institutions shape the distribution of economic, political, and social resources that affect health disparities amongst the population. The volume then goes on to examine how governing authorities come to either confront or ignore these health inequalities and the conditions that create them. Through these illustrations, it encourages governing authorities that are tackling health inequalities to continue their efforts and directs those that are not--such as in Canada and elsewhere--towards what must be done.This groundbreaking text shows the primary lessons from these international experiences: that citizens in Canada and elsewhere need to educate themselves about the importance of tackling health inequalities, and then build the political and social movements that will compel governmental authorities to take action. This volume will serve as a rich resource for professionals and general readers interested in health studies, nursing, social work, public policy, and political economy."-- Forlaget
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| Emner | helseforskjeller helse ulikhet undersøkelser helsepolitikk sosioøkonomiske faktorer sosialmedisin i-land industriland u-land utviklingsland helsevesen
USA Forente stater Australia Storbritannia Canada Finland Norge Sverige |
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| ISBN | 9781551304120
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