Pained uncomfortable conversations about the public's health / Michael D. Stein and Sandro Galea.
| Author/creator | Stein, Michael, 1960- |
| Other author | Galea, Sandro. |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2020] |
| Description | xv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Uncomfortable conversations about the public's health |
| Abstract | "As a country, the United States overinvests in medical care, often at the expense of the social, economic, and cultural forces that produce health. Indeed, the rise of medicine as a cornerstone of American life and culture has coincided with a social and political devaluation of factors demonstrated to mean more to one's vitality than anything else-influences like where one lives, works, and plays; livable wages that create opportunity for healthy living; and gender and racial equity. As such, this book pushes the conversation around American health toward matters of class, money, and culture. It highlights how the structural components of everyday life ultimately determine who gets to be healthy in today's America. In doing so, it makes a case for reframing the political discourse on public health in less myopic, more effectual terms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019048246 |
| ISBN | 9780197510384 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (online) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |