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Public Health Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health
Daniel S. Goldberg
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Description for Public Health Ethics and the Social Determinants of Health
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Num Pages: 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This progressive resource places concepts of social determinants of health in the larger contexts of contemporary health ethics and the evolution of social reform. It provides needed analysis of the larger causes behind the immediate causes of illness and epidemics, particularly injustice, systemic inequities, and the cumulative effect of compound disadvantages. This moral approach to collective and individual responsibilities-on the part of practitioners as well as the public-supports a sound blueprint for finding answers to longstanding global and local concerns. Readers are challenged to recognize the critical role of social determinants to their perception of health issues, controversies, and possibilities ... Read more
This progressive resource places concepts of social determinants of health in the larger contexts of contemporary health ethics and the evolution of social reform. It provides needed analysis of the larger causes behind the immediate causes of illness and epidemics, particularly injustice, systemic inequities, and the cumulative effect of compound disadvantages. This moral approach to collective and individual responsibilities-on the part of practitioners as well as the public-supports a sound blueprint for finding answers to longstanding global and local concerns. Readers are challenged to recognize the critical role of social determinants to their perception of health issues, controversies, and possibilities ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Condition
New
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319513454
SKU
V9783319513454
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About Daniel S. Goldberg
Daniel S. Goldberg, JD, PhD, is trained as an attorney, a historian, and a public health ethicist. His work centers on the law, ethics, and policy of medicine and public health. He focuses primarily on noncommunicable disease, analyzing problems of health inequalities, priority-setting, and health-related stigma. He maintains particular expertise on problems related to the equitable treatment of chronic pain, ... Read more
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