Title: Income, socioeconomic status, and health : exploring the relationships /
Authors: Auerbach, James A. 1943-; Krimgold, Barbara Kivimae; National Policy Association (U.S.); Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
Publisher: National Policy Association : Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Social Class; Income; Health Policy; Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Social status Health aspects United States.; Poor Health and hygiene United States.; Poverty Health aspects United States.; Health status indicators United States; Income distribution Health aspects United States.; Medical policy United States; United States
Contents: Introduction : improving health : it doesn't take a revolution / by James A. Auerbach and Barbara Kivimae Krimgold -- Understanding the relationship between socioeconomic status and health : new research initiatives / by S. Leonard Syme -- How income inequality affects health : evidence from research in the United States / by Ichiro Kawachi and Bruce P. Kennedy -- Why is inequality bad for health? / by Richard G. Wilkinson -- Population health and child development : a view from Canada / by Clyde Hertzman -- A consideration of multiple pathways from socioeconomic status to health / by Nancy E. Adler -- Race and health : trends and policy implications / by David R. Williams -- Speaking out on the link between economic status and health status / by James Lardner -- Eliminating inequalities in the U.S. health care system : efforts of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / by Nicole Lurie -- Identifying the links between income inequality and health for policymakers / by William M. Rodgers III -- After Acheson : lessons for American policy on inequality and health / by Katherine S. Newman -- The case for additional research on the relationship between socioeconomic status and health / by Len M. Nichols -- Economic policy is health policy : findings from the study of income, socioeconomic status, and health / by George A. Kaplan -- Conclusion : a process for determining change / by James A. Auerbach and Barbara.