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BL
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1040468
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b794838
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| Title & Author
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Healthier societies : : from analysis to action /\ Jody Heymann [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 417 pages)
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019517920X
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: 9780195179200
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019517920X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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About the Editors; About the Contributors; Healthier Societies: An Introduction; Part I: The Complex Relationship between Social and Biologic Determinants of Health; 1. Interactive Role of Genes and the Environment; 2. Biological Pathways Linking the Social Environment, Development, and Health; 3. Global and Local Perspectives on Population Health; 4. A Life Course Approach to Health and Human Development; 5. Universal Medical Care and Health Inequalities: Right Objectives, Insufficient Tools; Part II: An In-depth Look at Several Determinants of Health.
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14. Where Do We Go from Here? Translating Research to PolicyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.
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6. Food, Nutrition, and Population Health: From Scarcity to Social Inequalities7. Work and Health: New Evidence and Enhanced Understandings; 8. Income Inequality as a Determinant of Health; 9. Role of Geography in Inequalities in Health and Human Development; Part III: Moving from Research to Policy; 10. Social Welfare Models, Labor Markets, and Health Outcomes; 11. Changing Trends in Economic Well-being in OECD Countries: What Measure Is Most Relevant for Health?; 12. Reallocating Resources across Public Sectors to Improve Population Health; 13. Taking Different Approaches to Child Policy.
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Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health. This work addresses the fundamental questions which will lead the way toward countries investing seriously in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health.
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Epidemiology.
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Medical geography.
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Medical policy-- Social aspects.
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Social change.
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Social medicine.
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Epidemiology.
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Medical geography.
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Medical policy-- Social aspects.
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Social change.
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Social medicine.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1
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RA418.H3955 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Heymann, Jody,1959-
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