| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Health & society series |
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Health & society series.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction / Nick Spencer and Elizabeth Dowler -- 2. Progress in tackling health inequalities : a policy maker's reflections / Ray Earwicker -- 3. Inequalities in mortality rates under New Labour / Danny Dorling, Mary Shaw and George Davey Smith -- 4. Explaining inequalities in health : theoretical, conceptual and methodological agendas / Simon J. Williams, Michael Calnan and Alan Dolan -- 5. Inequalities in pregnancy and early years and the impact across the life course : progress and future challenges / Nick Spencer and Catherine Law -- 6. Inequalities and ethnicity : evidence and intervention / Hannah Bradby and Tarani Chandola -- 7. Housing conditions and health / David Ormandy -- 8. Inequalities in food and nutrition : challenging 'lifestyles' / Elizabeth Dowler, Martin Caraher and Paul Lincoln -- 9. Behaving badly? Smoking and the role of behaviour change in tackling health inequalities / Nick Spencer -- 10. Health inequalities and user involvement / Jonathan Tritter and Helen Lester -- 11. Gilding the ghetto again? Community development approaches to tackling health inequalities / Mick Carpenter -- 12. A new agenda for social work: tackling inequalities in physical health / Eileen McLeod, Paul Bywaters, Peter Beresford, Suzy Croft and Mark Drakeford -- 13. Challenging health inequalities: themes and issues / Elizabeth Dowler and Nick Spencer |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical policy -- Great Britain
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Public health -- Great Britain.
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Health services accessibility -- Great Britain
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Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain
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Health services accessibility.
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Health Status Disparities
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Healthcare Disparities
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Health Services Accessibility
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Health services accessibility
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Medical policy
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Poor -- Health and hygiene
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Public health
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| SUBJECT |
United Kingdom |
| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dowler, Elizabeth, 1951- editor.
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Spencer, Nick, 1943- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781847422538 |
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1847422535 |
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