Healthier Societies

From Analysis to Action

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Jody Heymann, Clyde Hertzman, Morris L. Barer, Robert G. Evans, USA) Heymann, Jody, M.D. (Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology) Hertzman, Clyde (Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology, Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology) Barer, Morris L. (Professor of Health Care and Epidemiology, Canada) Evans, Robert G. (Professor of Economics, Professor of Economics, all at the University of British Columbia, Morris Barer

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Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health, and their impact is enormous in both adults and children. The challenge of changing public policies and programs remains. Healthier Societies: From Analysis to Action addresses the fundamental questions which will lead the way toward countries investing seriously in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health.The book is divided into three parts. Section one addresses to what extent health is determined by biological factors, by social factors, and more fundamentally, by the interaction between the two. Section two examines four case studies that demonstrate the ways in which social change cna dramatically affect adults' health, as well as launch children's lives onto healthy trajectories. This section analyzes the cases of nutrition, working conditions, social inequalities, and geographic disparities. The third section of the book takes a serious look at what would be involved in translating the research findings described throughout the book into action.