The Political and Social Contexts of Health: Politics of Sex in Medicine
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0895032961 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 246 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jonathan Barnes said finally, a real and comprehensive look at health and medicine. This work was the most influential piece I've read in a long time. Navarro actually examines health in a social context that enables one to see the root causes of illness, rather than the superficial view most other health professionals profess. He ties our living conditions to our helath, rather than blaming it o. M. A. Krul said Statistics on politics and healthcare. Written as a policy advice collection for the European Commission, this booklet, edited by Vicente Navarro, details in great statistical depth and solid political analysis the political contexts of public health and its improvement. Drawing from general research into the politics and healthcare statistics of many
A founder and past president of the International Association of Health Policy and founder and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Health Services, Navarro has written extensively on health and public policy themes. . ABOUT THE EDITOR Vicente Navarro is professor of health and public policy, sociology, and policy studies at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and professor of politica
It was originally written for the European Commission to assist in its policymaking, and thus contains, in addition to analysis, a set of recommendations on how to improve populations’ health and quality of life. From the Publisher INTENDED AUDIENCE Academic, professional, political, and administrative personnel and general readers interested in quality of life and health of populations in the United States, Europe, and other developed countries. The book is written in accessible language, free of jargon and easily comprehensible to laypersons.
The contributors also analyze the public and social policies derived from each of these political traditions that have affected levels of social inequality (through changes in the welfare states and labor markets) and on health and quality of life.. The book shows how the varying political traditions in the developed world - social democratic, Christian democratic, conservative, and liberal traditions - have affected populations' health and quality of life in the western democracies. This analysis of the political and social forces that shape the well-being and quality of life of populations in developed capitalist countries is written by scholars based in several different countries