Governing for health : advancing health and equity through policy and advocacy /

Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcu...

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Main Author: Baum, Frances (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. 'Governing for Health' is a counterpoint to this myopic approach - a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most untapped source of prosperity.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190258955
0190258950
9780190258979
0190258977