Health, illness and well-being :  perspectives and social determinants / 
edited by Pranee Liamputtong, Rebecca Fanany, Glenda Verrinder. 
 - xxxii, 421 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-406) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195576128 9780195576122 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012471641 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health.<br/>Heredity, Human.<br/>Familial diseases<br/>Human beings--Effect of environment on.<br/>Health promotion.<br/>Socioeconomic Factors<br/>Health Status Disparities
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA776  / .L53 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613