The political determinants of health / Daniel E. Dawes ; foreword by David R. Williams.

"This book examines the ways that policy and politics influence health--both the policies we think of as health policy, formally, and those that we don't. The author introduces the concept of the political determinants of health (modeled on the term social determinants of health) and descr...

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Main Author: Dawes, Daniel E., 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Williams, David R. (David Rudyard), 1954- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
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Summary:"This book examines the ways that policy and politics influence health--both the policies we think of as health policy, formally, and those that we don't. The author introduces the concept of the political determinants of health (modeled on the term social determinants of health) and describes the history of health legislation and explains how readers can use this knowledge to take social action"--
Physical Description:xi, 216 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421437897
1421437899