Health Of Nations
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The Health Of Nations
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Author : Ichiro Kawachi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Health Of Nations written by Ichiro Kawachi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Medical categories.
A revised edition of a renowned synthesis of the connections between social structures and well-being provides evidence that growing inequality is undermining health, welfare, and community life in America, in a volume that poses an urgent call for social justice as a necessary vehicle for the betterment of society. Reprint.
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Health Of Nations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Equality categories.
Drawing on two years of investigation, and featuring interviews with the major figures involved in the case, including an exclusive interview with former President Clinton, "In Search of an Enemy" is a riveting, if alarming, story of the persistence of the national security state in the post-Cold War era.
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Author : Karen Bartlett
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-03-02
The Health Of Nations written by Karen Bartlett and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Medical categories.
‘Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.’ – Jonas Salk, inventor of one of the first successful polio vaccines No one will die of smallpox again… One of the worst killers ever is now consigned to history – perhaps the greatest humanitarian achievement of our age. Now polio, malaria and measles are on the hit list. Karen Bartlett tells the dramatic story of the history of eradication and takes us to the heart of modern campaigns. From high-tech labs in America to the poorest corners of Africa and the Middle East, we see the tremendous challenges those on the front lines face every day, and how they take us closer to a brave new world.
The Health Of Nations
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Author : Gavin Mooney
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-12
The Health Of Nations written by Gavin Mooney and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with Medical categories.
Why, despite vast resources being expended on health and health care, is there still so much ill health and premature death? Why do massive inequalities in health, both within and between countries, remain? In this devastating critique, internationally renowned health economist Gavin Mooney places the responsibility for these problems firmly at the door of neoliberalism. Mooney analyses how power is exercised both in health-care systems and in society more generally. In doing so, it reveals how too many vested interests hinder efficient and equitable policies to promote healthy populations, while too little is done to address the social determinants of health. Instead, Mooney argues, health services and health policy more generally should be returned to the communities they serve. Taking in a broad range of international case studies - from the UK to the US, South Africa to Cuba - this provocative book places issues of power and politics in health care systems centre stage, making a compelling case for the need to re-evaluate how we approach health care globally.
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Author : Lawrence R. Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1993
The Health Of Nations written by Lawrence R. Jacobs and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Uses extensive primary research on the formulation of the American Medicare Act of 1965 and the British National Health Service Act of 1946 to explain the sources of contemporary health policy in each country. The study represents an alternative way of understanding policy making in liberal democracy, i.e. investigation into the sources for the differences in legislation produced by two broadly similar countries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Health Of Nations
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Author : Laurene A. Graig
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 1999-06-15
Health Of Nations written by Laurene A. Graig and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-15 with Education categories.
"Comparing the health care systems of six industrialized nations - the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, and the United Kingdom - the author assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each system, discusses the latest in health care policy research, and suggests how the lessons learned by other nations might be applied in the United States to produce lasting health care reform."--BOOK JACKET.
War And The Health Of Nations
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Author : Zaryab Iqbal
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2010-02-10
War And The Health Of Nations written by Zaryab Iqbal and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-10 with Political Science categories.
Assessments of the costs of war generally focus on the financial, political, military, and territorial risks associated with involvement in violent conflict. Often overlooked are the human costs of war, particularly their effects on population well-being. In War and the Health of Nations, Zaryab Iqbal explores these human costs by offering the first large-scale empirical study of the relationship between armed conflict and population health. Working within the influential "human security" paradigm—which emphasizes the security of populations rather than states as the central object of global security—Iqbal analyzes the direct and indirect mechanisms through which violent conflict degrades population health. In addition to battlefield casualties, these include war's detrimental economic effects, its role in the creation of refugees and forced migration, and the destruction of societies' infrastructure. In doing so, she provides a comprehensive picture of the processes through which war and violent conflict affect public health and the well-being of societies in a cross-national context. War and the Health of Nations provides a conceptual and theoretical framework for understanding the influence of violent interstate and intrastate conflict on the quality of life of populations and empirically analyzes the war-and-health relationship through statistical models using a universal sample of states. The analyses provide strong evidence for the direct as well as the indirect effects of war on public health and offer important insights into key socio-economic determinants of health achievement. The book thus demonstrates the significance of population health as an important consequence of armed conflict and highlights the role of societal vulnerabilities in studies of global security.
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Author : Leonard A. Sagan
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 1989-05-30
The Health Of Nations written by Leonard A. Sagan and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-05-30 with Political Science categories.
Coming To Terms With World Health
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Author : Iris Borowy
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
Coming To Terms With World Health written by Iris Borowy and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Communication in public health categories.
The League of Nations Health Organisation was the first international health organisation with a broad mandate and global responsibilities. It acted as a technical agency of the League of Nations, an institution designed to safeguard a new world order during the tense interwar period. The work of the Health Organisation had distinct political implications, although ostensibly it was concerned «merely» with health. Until 1946, it addressed a broad spectrum of issues, including public health data, various diseases, biological standardization and the reform of national health systems. The economic depression spurred its focus on social medicine, where it sought to identify minimum standards for living conditions, notably nutrition and housing, defined as essential for healthy lives. Attracting a group of innovative thinkers, the organization laid the groundwork for all following international health work, effective until today.
Climate Change And The Health Of Nations
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Author : Anthony J. McMichael
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Climate Change And The Health Of Nations written by Anthony J. McMichael and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Climate and civilization categories.
When we think of "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to the climate's vicissitudes. Anthony J. McMichael, a renowned epidemiologist and a pioneer in the field of how human health relates to climate change, is the ideal person to tell this story. Climate Change and the Health of Nations shows how the natural environment has vast direct and indirect repercussions for human health and welfare. McMichael takes us on a tour of human history through the lens of major transformations in climate. From the very beginning of our species some five million years ago, human biology has evolved in response to cooling temperatures, new food sources, and changing geography. As societies began to form, they too adapted in relation to their environments, most notably with the development of agriculture eleven thousand years ago. Agricultural civilization was a Faustian bargain, however: the prosperity and comfort that an agrarian society provides relies on the assumption that the environment will largely remain stable. Indeed, for agriculture to succeed, environmental conditions must be just right, which McMichael refers to as the "Goldilocks phenomenon." Global warming is disrupting this balance, just as other climate-related upheavals have tested human societies throughout history. As McMichael shows, the break-up of the Roman Empire, the bubonic Plague of Justinian, and the mysterious collapse of Mayan civilization all have roots in climate change. Why devote so much analysis to the past, when the daunting future of climate change is already here? Because the story of mankind�s previous survival in the face of an unpredictable and unstable climate, and of the terrible toll that climate change can take, could not be more important as we face the realities of a warming planet. This sweeping magnum opus is not only a rigorous, innovative, and fascinating exploration of how the climate affects the human condition, but also an urgent call to recognize our species' utter reliance on the earth as it is.