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

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online resource

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9780191772603
0191772607
9780191008481
0191008486

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health inequalities.DDC classification:

362.10941 23

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RA418.3.G74 H43 2016eb

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2016 D-701
WA 540 FA1

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Contents:

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?

Summary: 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.

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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.