Social work and global health inequalities : practice and policy developments / [electronic resource]
Bywaters, Paul,1945-editor.
McLeod, Eileen,editor
Napier, Lindsey,editor..
Based on the practice, expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide, this book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Social work and global health inequalities / Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod and Lindsey Napier -- Global Health Inequalities: Issues for Social Work. -- The right to health: illusion or possibility? / Vimla Nadkarni and Kriti Vikram -- Health, equity and social justice / Stephen M. Rose -- Health and the environment / Margaret Alston -- The health impacts of political conflict: new engagements for social work? / Shulamit Ramon -- Reproduction in the global marketplace / Eric Blyth -- Laying the foundations for good health in childhood / Norma Baldwin -- Violence, abuse and health / Lesley Laing -- Long-term illness and disability: inequalities compounded / Barbara Fawcett -- Social Work Intervention: Addressing Global Health Inequalities. -- Framing health inequalities as targets for social work -- Preventive social work intervention and health promotion -- Developing new forms of service design and delivery -- Developing the evidence base for practice and policy -- Social work education for awareness and practice -- Global Health Inequalities: Social Work Policy and Practice Development. -- Addressing health inequalities: the role of service user and people's health movements / Ann Davis -- Engagement in international practice and policy development / Imelda Dodds -- Emerging themes for practice and policy / Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod and Lindsey Napier.
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Based on the practice, expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide, this book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation.
Social service.
Health services accessibility.
Discrimination in medical care.
Social policy.