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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190258955 0190258950 9780190258979 0190258977 |