Healthier societies : from analysis to action /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Healthier societies (Print)
Other Authors: Heymann, Jody, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Interactive role of genes and the environment
  • Biological pathways linking the social environment, development and health
  • Global and local perspectives on population health
  • A life course approach to health and human development
  • Universal medical care and health inequalities : right objectives, insufficient tools
  • Food, nutrition and population health : from scarcity to social inequalities
  • Work and health : new evidence and enhanced understandings
  • Income inequality as a determinant of health
  • Role of geography in inequalities in health and human development
  • Social welfare models, labor markets and health outcomes
  • Changing trends in economics well-being in OECD countries : what measure is most relevant for health
  • Reallocating resources across public sectors to improve population health
  • Taking different approaches to child policy
  • Where do we go from here; translating research to policy