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Zusatztext Thanks in a large part to the efforts of public health researchers, the authors of this book included, an increasing number of policy makers, service providers and members of civil society are debating how to use the science to make societies healthier...this book is a valuable and timely addition to the debate. Klappentext Extensive research has shown that social factors are as important as biological ones in determining health, and their impact is enormous in both adults and children. The challenge of changing public policies and programs remains. Healthier Societies: From Analysis to Action addresses thefundamental questions which will lead the way toward countries investing seriously in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health. The book is divided into three parts. Section one addresses to what extent health is determined by biological factors, by social factors, and more fundamentally, by the interaction between the two. Section two examines four case studies that demonstrate the ways in which social change candramatically affect adults' health, as well as launch children's lives onto healthy trajectories. This section analyzes the cases of nutrition, working conditions, social inequalities, and geographic disparities. The third section of the book takes a serious look at what would be involved intranslating the research findings described throughout the book into action. Zusammenfassung Addresses the questions on investments in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health. This book addresses how health is determined by biological and social factors. It examines case studies that demonstrate the ways in which social change affects adults' health, and launches children's lives onto healthy trajectories. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 6: Food, nutrition and population health: From scarcity to social inequalities 7: 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, labour 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 14: Where do we go from here? Translating research to policy ...
