Inequality kills us all COVID-19's health lessons for the world / Stephen Bezruchka.
| Author/creator | Bezruchka, Stephen |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | How healthy are we in the United States -- Healthcare in America -- Inequality kills -- Poverty perspectives -- Early life lasts a lifetime -- Health inequities -- Stress is the killer -- Our health depends on political choices -- Prescription needed -- What can we do? |
| Abstract | "The pandemic revealed how healthy different nations compared to one another with the US having the most cases and deaths from COVID-19. The public remains indifferent to this carnage. Medical care and personal behaviors are overshadowed by two more important concepts. Economic inequality kills. Early life lasts a lifetime. We are totally unaware of this social murder lethal force. Roughly half of our adult health has been programmed before we go to school. Healthier nations privilege this period by providing paid parental leave, and strong supports for early life. We speak of investing in health, accessing health, paying for health and getting health. These are not about health but about healthcare. All the other rich nations and a number of poor ones have better health outcomes than we do"-- 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 | 2022021080 |
| ISBN | 9781032326214 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032278391 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |