Challenging health inequalities From Acheson to Choosing Health
Dowler, Elizabeth.
Dowler, Elizabeth,1951-
Spencer, Nick,1943-
This book offers a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges.
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Cover; Challenging health inequalities; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Progress in tackling health inequalities: a policy maker's reflections; 3. Inequalities in mortality rates under New Labour; 4. Explaining inequalities in health: theoretical, conceptual and methodological agendas; 5. Inequalities in pregnancy and early years and the impact across the life course: progress and future challenges; 6. Inequalities and ethnicity: evidence and intervention; 7. Housing conditions and health
8. Inequalities in food and nutrition: challenging 'lifestyles'9. Behaving badly? Smoking and the role of behaviour change in tackling health inequalities; 10. Health inequalities and user involvement; 11. Gilding the ghetto again? Community development approaches to tackling health inequalities; 12. A new agenda for social work: tackling inequalities in physical health; 13. Challenging health inequalities: themes and issues; Index
This book offers a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.