1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465203203321

Titolo

Healthier societies [[electronic resource] ] : from analysis to action / / Jody Heymann ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-974819-5

1-280-42845-7

1-60256-680-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeymannJody <1959->

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Social medicine

Medical policy - Social aspects

Epidemiology

Social change

Medical geography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Healthier Societies: An Introduction; Part I: The Complex Relationship between Social and Biologic Determinants of Health; 1. Interactive Role of Genes and the Environment; 2. Biological Pathways Linking the Social Environment, Development, and Health; 3. Global and Local Perspectives on Population Health; 4. A Life Course Approach to Health and Human Development; 5. Universal Medical Care and Health Inequalities: Right Objectives, Insufficient Tools; Part II: An In-depth Look at Several Determinants of Health

6. Food, Nutrition, and Population Health: From Scarcity to Social Inequalities7. Work and Health: New Evidence and Enhanced Understandings; 8. Income Inequality as a Determinant of Health; 9. Role of Geography in Inequalities in Health and Human Development; Part III: Moving from Research to Policy; 10. Social Welfare Models, Labor Markets, and Health Outcomes; 11. Changing Trends in Economic Well-being in OECD Countries: What Measure Is Most



Relevant for Health?; 12. Reallocating Resources across Public Sectors to Improve Population Health; 13. Taking Different Approaches to Child Policy

14. Where Do We Go from Here? Translating Research to PolicyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W

Sommario/riassunto

Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health. This work addresses the fundamental questions which will lead the way toward countries investing seriously in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health.