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Health and social justice : politics, ideology, and inequity in the distribution of disease / Richard Hofrichter, editor.

Contributor(s): Hofrichter, RichardMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2003. Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxii, 656 p. : illISBN: 0787967335Subject(s): Socioeconomic factors | Public health | Public policyNLM classification: WA 30 2003HE
Contents:
Ch.1 The Politics of Health Inequities: Contested Terrain / Richard Hofrichter -- Pt. 1 Social Forces Exacerbating Health Inequities -- Ch.2 A Society in Decline: The Political, Economic, and Social Determinants of Health Inequalities in the United States -- Ch.3 Understanding and Reducing Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health -- Ch.4 Gender, Health, and Equity: The Intersections -- Ch.5 Getting a Grip on the Global Economy: Health Outcomes and the Decoding of Development Discourse -- Ch.6 The Political Context of Social Inequalities and Health -- Ch.7 Income Inequality and Mortality: Importance to Health of Individual Income, Psychosocial Environment, or Material Conditions -- Ch.8 Zoning, Equity, and Public Health -- Ch.9 The Changing Structure of Work in the United States: Implications for Health and Welfare -- Pt. 2 Theory, Ideology, and Politics: Critical Perspectives -- Ch.10 Public Health as Social Justice -- Ch.11 Social Capital and the Third Way in Public Health -- Ch.12 Measuring Health Inequalities: The Politics of the World Health Report 2000 -- Ch.13 Assessing Equity in Health: Conceptual Criteria -- Ch.14 Income Inequality, Social Cohesion, and the Health Status of Populations: The Role of Neo-liberalism -- Ch.15 Income Inequality and Health: Expanding the Debate -- Ch.16 Is Capitalism a Disease? The Crisis in U.S. Public Health -- Ch.17 Theorizing Inequalities in Health: The Place of Lay Knowledge -- Ch.18 The Limitations of Population Health as a Model for a New Public Health -- Ch.19 Theories for Social Epidemiology in the Twenty-First Century: An Ecosocial Perspective -- Pt. 3 Strategies: Perspectives on Social Policy and Practice -- Ch.20 Toward the Future: Policy and Community Actions to Promote Population Health -- Ch.21 Globalization, Trade, and Health: Unpacking the Links and Defining Health Public Policy Options -- Ch.22 Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: An Agenda for Action -- Ch.23 From Science to Policy: Options for Reducing Health Inequalities -- Ch.24 Addressing Structural Influences on the Health of Urban Populations -- Ch.25 Swimming Upstream in a Swift Current: Public Health Institutions and Inequality -- Ch.26 Minnesota's Call to Action: A Starting Point for Advancing Health Equity Through Social and Economic Change -- Ch.27 The Role of Mass Media in Creating Social Capital: A New Direction for Public Health
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Ch.1 The Politics of Health Inequities: Contested Terrain / Richard Hofrichter -- Pt. 1 Social Forces Exacerbating Health Inequities -- Ch.2 A Society in Decline: The Political, Economic, and Social Determinants of Health Inequalities in the United States -- Ch.3 Understanding and Reducing Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health -- Ch.4 Gender, Health, and Equity: The Intersections -- Ch.5 Getting a Grip on the Global Economy: Health Outcomes and the Decoding of Development Discourse -- Ch.6 The Political Context of Social Inequalities and Health -- Ch.7 Income Inequality and Mortality: Importance to Health of Individual Income, Psychosocial Environment, or Material Conditions -- Ch.8 Zoning, Equity, and Public Health -- Ch.9 The Changing Structure of Work in the United States: Implications for Health and Welfare -- Pt. 2 Theory, Ideology, and Politics: Critical Perspectives -- Ch.10 Public Health as Social Justice -- Ch.11 Social Capital and the Third Way in Public Health -- Ch.12 Measuring Health Inequalities: The Politics of the World Health Report 2000 -- Ch.13 Assessing Equity in Health: Conceptual Criteria -- Ch.14 Income Inequality, Social Cohesion, and the Health Status of Populations: The Role of Neo-liberalism -- Ch.15 Income Inequality and Health: Expanding the Debate -- Ch.16 Is Capitalism a Disease? The Crisis in U.S. Public Health -- Ch.17 Theorizing Inequalities in Health: The Place of Lay Knowledge -- Ch.18 The Limitations of Population Health as a Model for a New Public Health -- Ch.19 Theories for Social Epidemiology in the Twenty-First Century: An Ecosocial Perspective -- Pt. 3 Strategies: Perspectives on Social Policy and Practice -- Ch.20 Toward the Future: Policy and Community Actions to Promote Population Health -- Ch.21 Globalization, Trade, and Health: Unpacking the Links and Defining Health Public Policy Options -- Ch.22 Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: An Agenda for Action -- Ch.23 From Science to Policy: Options for Reducing Health Inequalities -- Ch.24 Addressing Structural Influences on the Health of Urban Populations -- Ch.25 Swimming Upstream in a Swift Current: Public Health Institutions and Inequality -- Ch.26 Minnesota's Call to Action: A Starting Point for Advancing Health Equity Through Social and Economic Change -- Ch.27 The Role of Mass Media in Creating Social Capital: A New Direction for Public Health

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