03424nam 2200697Ia 450 991080999510332120230207230645.01-135-23816-21-282-31587-097866123158790-203-86690-8(CKB)1000000000800065(EBL)455491(OCoLC)475063775(SSID)ssj0000338041(PQKBManifestationID)11273676(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338041(PQKBWorkID)10295471(PQKB)11119525(MiAaPQ)EBC455491(Au-PeEL)EBL455491(CaPaEBR)ebr10341978(CaONFJC)MIL231587(OCoLC)733726787(EXLCZ)99100000000080006520090520d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender equity in health[electronic resource] the shifting frontiers of evidence and action /edited by Gita Sen and Piroska ÖstlinNew York Routledge20091 online resource (341 p.)Routledge studies in health and social welfare ;5Description based upon print version of record.0-415-65493-9 0-415-80190-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Gender as a Social Determinant of Health: Evidence, Policies, and Innovations; 2 The Social Body: Gender and the Burden of Disease; 3 Inequalities and Intersections in Health: A Review of the Evidence; 4 Gendered Health Outcomes of an 'Endless' War on Terror; 5 Gender, Health, and Poverty in Latin America; 6 Gender Norms and Empowerment: 'What Works' to Increase Equity for Women and Girls; 7 Challenging Gender in Patient-Provider Interactions8 Exploring the Gendered Dimensions of Human Resources for Health9 Accountability to Citizens on Gender and Health; 10 Gender Mainstreaming in Health: The Emperor's New Clothes?; Contributors; IndexThis volume brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, biology, sociology, epidemiology, anthropology, economics and political science, who focus on three areas: health disparities and inequity due to gender, the specific problems women face in meeting the highest attainable standards of health, and the policies and actions that can address them. Highlighting the importance of intersecting social hierarchies (e.g. gender, class and ethnicity) for understanding health inequities and their implications for health policy, contributors detail and recommend policy aRoutledge studies in health and social welfare ;5.Social medicineEqualityHealth aspectsSex discriminationWomen's health servicesSocial medicine.EqualityHealth aspects.Sex discrimination.Women's health services.362.1Sen Gita294884Östlin Piroska1958-1684688MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809995103321Gender equity in health4056307UNINA