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Record Nr.

UNINA9910322658703321

Autore

Bambra Clare

Titolo

Health in hard times : austerity and health inequalities / / edited by Clare Bambra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Policy Press, 2019

Bristol, UK : , : Bristol University Press, , 2019

©2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables; digital file(s)

Disciplina

362.10941

Soggetti

Public health - England - Stockton-on-Tees

Social status - England - Stockton-on-Tees

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables, figures and boxes -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Local Health Inequalities in an Age of Austerity -- Austerity Then and Now -- Placing Health in Austerity -- How the Other Half Live -- Divided Lives -- Minding the Gap -- Mothers in Austerity -- Conclusion: Health in Hard Times -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence and edited by a leading expert, this is an important book for anyone seeking to understand one of today’s most significant determinants of health. How has austerity impacted on health and wellbeing in the UK? Health in Hard Times explores its repercussions for social inequalities in health. The result of five years of research, the book draws on a case study of Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England, home to some of the starkest health divides. By placing individual and local experiences in the context of national budget cuts and welfare reforms, it provides a holistic perspective on countrywide inequalities.