TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davidson,Alan
TI  - Social determinants of health: a comparative approach 
SN  - 0199005400
AV  - RA418 .D39 2015
U1  - 362.1 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Public health
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Social medicine
KW  - Medical policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and its Alternative -- 1. Thinking about Individual and Population Health -- 2. Population Health and Social Epidemiology -- 3. Income, Inequality, and Health -- 4. Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood -- 5. Social Support, Social Capital, and Social Exclusion -- 6. Health of Aboriginal Peoples -- 7. Gender and Health -- 8. Employment, Working Conditions, and Health -- 9. Housing and Neighbourhood -- 10. Food, Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Nutrition -- 11. Social Patterning of Behaviour -- 12. The Politics of Population Health -- --; Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative --; How We Understand Threats to Our Health --; A New Perspective on Our Health: Rise of an Alternative View --; Health Inequalities --; The Basis of Health Inequalities --; What Lies Ahead --; 1; Thinking about Individual and Population Health --; Levels of Analysis --; Individual Level Analysis of Health and Disease --; Origins of Population Health --; Some Notes on Terms --; Theoretical Considerations --; 2; Population Health and Social Epidemiology --; The Emergence of the Field "Social Epidemiology" --; Geoffrey Rose and the Population Health Perspective --; The Impact of Recent Studies on Thinking about Health --; The Gradient in Health --; The Building Blocks of Theory --; Theoretical Considerations --; 3; Income, Inequality, and Health --; The Gradient in Health --; Understanding the Complex Relationship between Income and Health --; The Inequality Hypothesis under Assault --; What Are We to Make of the Literature on Inequality and Health? --; The Importance of Keeping Materialist Arguments Separate from Ones about Hierarchy and --; Control --; Income and Income Distribution --; Public Programs and Services --; Poverty and Its Mitigation --; Lower Taxes or More Public Spending? --; Theoretical Considerations --; 4; Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood --; Early Childhood --; Animal Studies --; Contributions from Psychology --; Early Childhood Policy --; A Note on the Public School System --; Older Children and Teens --; Theoretical Considerations --; 5; Social Support, Social Capital, and Social Exclusion --; Social Norms, Predictability, and Human Health --; Social Networks --; Social Support and Health --; Social Cohesion --; Social Capital --; Sense of Community Belonging --; Social Exclusion --; Theoretical Considerations --; 6; Health of Aboriginal Peoples --; Who Are the Aboriginal Peoples? --; The Health of Aboriginal Peoples --; Understanding the Determinants of Aboriginal Health --; A Story of Dramatic Improvement --; Theoretical Considerations --; 7; Gender and Health --; The Health of Women and Men --; The Effects of Marriage on Health --; Distress among Women --; Gender Equity --; Education and the Health of Women and Their Communities --; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People --; Theoretical Considerations --; 8; Employment, Working Conditions, and Health --; The Centrality of Employment to Adult Health --; Health and Jobs --; Unemployment and Health --; Changes in the Nature of Employment --; Working Conditions and Health --; Policies Affecting Employment, Earnings, Job Benefits, and Working Conditions --; Theoretical Considerations --; 9; Housing and Neighbourhood --; Homes and Health --; Neighbourhood and Health --; Urban Design, the Built Environment, and Physical Activity --; Housing Policy and Health --; Theoretical Considerations --; 10; Food, Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Nutrition --; Diet and the Health of Populations --; What Is a Healthy Diet? The Canada Food Guide --; The Relative Cost of Healthy Foods --; Obesity --; Diet and Health --; Policies and Programs --; 11; Social Patterning of Behaviour --; Human Behaviour and Its Context --; Healthy Lifestyles --; Theoretical Considerations --; 12; The Politics of Population Health --; Models of Health --; Globalization and Human Health --; Population Health and Politics
N2  - "Social Determinants of Health: A Comparative Approach introduces the various elements that determine the health of individuals in their communities. The text takes a macro-level approach, focusing on population health rather than strictly on individual health. Social Determinants of Health focuses on "Anglo-American" countries-Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia-examining the commonalities and differences socially, economically, and politically."--Publisher's website
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