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Challenging Health Inequalities
E (Ed) Dowler
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Description for Challenging Health Inequalities
Paperback. Offers a multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges. This book presents a combination of broad analysis of progress from differing perspectives and is a useful reading to academics, students and policy makers. Editor(s): Dowler, Elizabeth; Spencer, Nick J. Series: Health & Society S. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
This book offers a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges. The book presents an overview of progress since the publication of the seminal and ambitious 1998 Acheson Inquiry into health inequalities, and the theoretical and methodological issues underpinning health inequalities. The contributors consider the determinants of inequality - for example, early childhood experience and ethnicity - the factors that mediate the relationship between determinants and health - nutrition, housing and health behaviour - and the sectoral policy interventions in user involvement, ... Read more
This book offers a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges. The book presents an overview of progress since the publication of the seminal and ambitious 1998 Acheson Inquiry into health inequalities, and the theoretical and methodological issues underpinning health inequalities. The contributors consider the determinants of inequality - for example, early childhood experience and ethnicity - the factors that mediate the relationship between determinants and health - nutrition, housing and health behaviour - and the sectoral policy interventions in user involvement, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Health & Society S.
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348999
SKU
V9781861348999
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About E (Ed) Dowler
Elizabeth Dowler is Reader in Food and Social Policy, Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK. Nick Spencer is Professor Emeritus of Child Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, UK.
Reviews for Challenging Health Inequalities
"the book benefits from bringing together a wide range of professional and academic experiences that make a valuable contribution to addressing these issues in a contemporary society ... I would recommend this book as a valuable reference resource for departments, teams or organisations" www.pcx.nhs.uk - NHS Patient-Citizen Exchange Newsletter, December 2007 "An excellent, much needed textbook that provides a critical ... Read more