Challenging inequities in health : from ethics to action /

There is a growing sense that the "health gap" between socioeconomic groups is getting worse in many countries. To address this gap, conceptual clarity and empirical evidence are needed along with a greater focus on equity in policy-making. This book is designed to present cutting-edge res...

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Weitere Titel:
From ethics to action
1. Verfasser:
Evans, Timothy
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
New York ; Oxford : 2001.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
There is a growing sense that the "health gap" between socioeconomic groups is getting worse in many countries. To address this gap, conceptual clarity and empirical evidence are needed along with a greater focus on equity in policy-making. This book is designed to present cutting-edge research and policy analysis to a wide non-specialist readership of students, professionals and policy-makers. It brings together in one volume new perspectives on the conceptual foundations of health equity, empirical evidence on the scale and nature of the inequities in health in 12 countries around the world, and assessments of the associated policy developments and their implications for the future. It aims to help build global capacity to measure, monitor and interpret developments in health equity at a national and international level. The in-depth country analyses draw on epidemiology, demography, economics and other fields to approach health inequalities from several different angles. The topics covered range from adolescent livelihoods in Tanzania to the health burden of indigenous peoples in Mexico, from health equity in Japan to the gender gap in life expectancy in Russia.
Umfang:
1 online resource (365 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786610473700
9780199863983
9781280473708
1280473703
9780199747917
0199747911
9781602569928
1602569924
0199863989
Schlagworte:
Public health > Moral and ethical aspects > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Health promotion > Moral and ethical aspects > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Medical ethics > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Conference Proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
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