Health, illness and well-being : perspectives and social determinants / edited by Pranee Liamputtong, Rebecca Fanany, Glenda Verrinder.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-406) and index.

Health, illness, and well-being: an introduction -- Perspectives of health, illness and well-being -- Introduction to pathogens and impacts on health and illness -- Introduction to epidemiology -- Human genetics and inheritance: biological, social, cultural, and environmental perspectives -- Chronic illness and the genome -- Ageing and health: biological, social, and environmental perspectives -- Introduction to health promotion -- Anthropogenic change and human health -- Climate change: drivers and health impacts, mitigation, and adaptation strategies for the health sector -- Health and the living environment -- Social determinants of health, illness, and well-being -- Social determinants of health: historical developments and global implications -- Health as a social construct -- Health throughout the life course -- Language, culture, and health -- Deviance, difference, and stigma as social determinants of health -- Health and the media -- Health and social justice -- Economics of health and disease -- Social determinants and the healthcare system.