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Health inequalities : critical perspectives / [edited by] Katherine E. Smith, Clare Bambra, Sarah E. Hill. - 1 online resource

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background and introduction: UK experiences of health inequalities -- Reflections on the legacy of British health inequalities research -- Nordic health inequalities: patterns, trends, and policies -- Reflections on the UK's legacy of health inequalities: research and policy from a North American perspective -- Reflections on the UK legacy of health inequities research, from the perspective of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) -- Contrasting views on ways forward for health inequalities research -- Axes of health inequalities and intersectionality -- Beyond 'health': why don't we tackle the cause of health inequalities? -- Neoliberalism and health inequalities -- Health inequalities in England's changing public health system -- The equity implications of health system change in the UK -- All in it together?: health inequalities, austerity, and the 'Great Recession' -- Industrial epiemics and inequalities: the commercial sector as a structural driver of inequalities in non-communicable diseases -- Place, space, and health inequalities -- The politics of tackling inequalities: the rise of psychological fundamentalism in public health and welfare reform -- Knowledge of the everyday: confronting the causes of health inequalities -- Socio-structural violence against the poor -- For the good of the cause: generating evidence to inform social policies that reduce health inequalities -- The spirit level: a case study of the public dissemination of health inequalities research -- Conclusion: where next for advocates, researchers, and policymakers trying to tackle health inequalities?

This edited volume provides wide-ranging anaylses and reviews of the UK's experiences of health inequalities research and policy to date, and reflects on the lessons that have been learnt from these experiences, both within the UK and internationally.


English.

ISBN: 9780191772603 (electronic bk.) 0191772607 (electronic bk.) 9780191008481 (electronic bk.) 0191008486 (electronic bk.)

LCCN: 2015946890

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5D9810 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101682028 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social medicine--Great Britain.
Health services accessibility--Great Britain.
Medical policy--Great Britain.
Public health administration--Great Britain.
Public health.
Medical policy.
Health.
Medical care.
Health services administration.
Medical personnel.
Social control.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Healthcare Disparities
Public Health
Health Policy
Environment and Public Health
Medicine
Health
Delivery of Health Care
Public Policy
Social Control Policies
Patient Care Management
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Health Occupations
Population Characteristics
Policy
Disciplines and Occupations
Social Control, Formal
Health Services Administration
Social Sciences
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Sociology
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Services de santé--Accessibilité--Grande-Bretagne.
Politique sanitaire--Grande-Bretagne.
Santé publique--Administration--Grande-Bretagne.
Santé publique.
Politique sanitaire.
Santé.
Prestation de soins.
Services de santé--Administration.
Personnel médical.
Contrôle social.
Sciences sociales.
Sociologie.
public health.
health.
social sciences.
sociology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Health services accessibility.
Medical policy.
Public health administration.
Social medicine.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA418.3.G74 / H43 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 362.10941

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2016 D-701 WA 540 FA1