| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
A better and healthier time to be alive than ever -- An unhealthy country -- An unhealthy world -- Who we are, the foundational forces -- Where we live, work, and play -- Politics, power, and money -- Compassion -- Social, racial, and economic justice -- Health as a public good -- Understanding what matters most -- Working in complexity and doubt -- Humility and informing the public conversation |
| Summary |
"In a few short months, COVID-19 devastated the world and, in particular, the United States. Yet America was already in poor health before COVID-19 appeared. Racism, marginalization, socioeconomic inequality--the failure to address these forces left America vulnerable to COVID-19 and the ensuing global health crisis it became. This book articulates the foundational forces shaping health in American society and how they can be strengthened to prevent the next outbreak from becoming a pandemic. Because while no one could have predicted that a pandemic would strike when it did, we did know that a pandemic would strike, sooner or later. The book challenges Americans to tackle the deep-rooted obstacles preventing them from becoming a truly vibrant and equitable nation, reminding them of what they seemed to have forgotten: that health is a public good worth protecting"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on June 16, 2022) |
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Health services accessibility -- United States
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Discrimination in medical care -- United States
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Equality -- Health aspects -- United States
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Health -- Social aspects -- United States
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Medical economics -- United States
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Epidemics -- Prevention
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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World health.
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Medical care.
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COVID-19 (Disease)
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Health Status Disparities
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Social Determinants of Health
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Global Health
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Delivery of Health Care
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Pandemics -- prevention & control
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COVID-19
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Patient Care
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World health
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Medical care
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COVID-19 (Disease)
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Discrimination in medical care
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Epidemics -- Prevention
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Equality -- Health aspects
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Health services accessibility
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Health -- Social aspects
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Medical economics
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| SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021038472 |
| ISBN |
9780197576434 |
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0197576435 |
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9780197576458 |
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0197576451 |
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0197576443 |
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9780197576441 |
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