Understanding health inequalities and justice : new conversations across the disciplines /

Understanding health inequalities and justice : new conversations across the disciplines /

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Imprint:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	xiv, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in social medicine Studies in social medicine.
Subject:	Medical policy -- United States. Public health -- United States. Equality -- Health aspects -- United States. Justice -- Health aspects -- United States. Health -- Social aspects -- United States. Health -- Political aspects -- United States. Healthcare Disparities. Social Justice. Public Health Practice. Health Policy. Equality -- Health aspects. Health -- Political aspects. Health -- Social aspects. Medical policy. Public health. United States. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11015764

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Other authors / contributors:	Buchbinder, Mara, editor. Rivkin-Fish, Michele R., editor. Walker, Rebecca L., editor.
ISBN:	9781469630342 1469630346 9781469630359 1469630354 9781469630366
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Amid ongoing debate about health care reform, the need for informed analyses of U.S. health policy is greater than ever. The twelve original essays in this volume show that common public debates routinely bypass complex ethical, sociocultural, historical, and political questions about how we should address ideals of justice and equality in health care. Integrating perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, medicine, and public health, the contributors illuminate the relationships between justice and health inequalities to complicate and enrich debates often dominated by simplistic narratives"--

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Summary:	The need for informed analyses of health policy is now greater than ever. The twelve essays in this volume show that public debates routinely bypass complex ethical, sociocultural, historical, and political questions about how we should address ideals of justice and equality in health care. Integrating perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, medicine, and public health, this volume illuminates the relationships between justice and health inequalities to enrich debates.<br> <br> <br> <br> Understanding Health Inequalities and Justice explores three questions: How do scholars approach relations between health inequalities and ideals of justice? When do justice considerations inform solutions to health inequalities, and how do specific health inequalities affect perceptions of injustice? And how can diverse scholarly approaches contribute to better health policy? From addressing patient agency in an inequitable health care environment to examining how scholars of social justice and health care amass evidence, this volume promotes a richer understanding of health and justice and how to achieve both.<br> <br> <br> <br> The contributors are Judith C. Barker, Paula Braveman, Paul Brodwin, Jami Suki Chang, Debra DeBruin, Leslie A. Dubbin, Sarah Horton, Carla C. Keirns, J. Paul Kelleher, Nicholas B. King, Eva Feder Kittay, Joan Liaschenko, Anne Drapkin Lyerly, Mary Faith Marshall, Carolyn Moxley Rouse, Jennifer Prah Ruger, and Janet K. Shim.
Physical Description:	xiv, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781469630342 1469630346 9781469630359 1469630354 9781469630366