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Social determinants of health / edited by Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson.

Medverkande: Språk: Engelska Utgivningsuppgift: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006Utgåva: 2. edBeskrivning: 366 p. ill. 25 cmISBN:
  • 0198565895
  • 9780198565895
Ämnen: Fler format: Social determinants of healthDDK-klassifikation:
  • 362.1 21
Annan klassifikation:
  • Vna
Innehåll:
Introduction -- Social organization, stress, and health -- Early life -- The life course, the social gradient, and health -- Health and labour market disadvantage: unemployment, non-employment and job insecurity -- Health and the psychosocial environment at work -- Transport and health -- Social support and social cohesion -- Food is a political issue -- Poverty, social exclusion, and minorities -- Social patterning of individual health behaviours: the case of cigarette smoking -- The social determination of ethnic/racial inequalities in health -- Social determinants of health in older age -- Neighbourhoods, housing and health -- Social determinants, sexual behaviour, and sexual health -- Ourselves and others - for better or worse: social vulnerability and inequality
Sammanfattning: The health of populations is related to features of society and its social and economic organization. This crucial fact provides the basis for effective policy-making for improving population health. While there is, understandably, much concern regarding the appropriate provision and financing of health services as well as ensuring that the nature of the services provided is based on the best evidence of effectiveness, health is a matter that goes beyond the provision of health services. Policies pursued by many branches of government and by the private sector, both nationally and locally, exert a powerful influence on health — and this book shows the direction in which we should be going. Just as decisions about health services should be based on the best evidence available, so should policies related to the social determinants of health. The social determinants covered by the book include the impact of early life; the life course, the social gradient, and health; labour market disadvantage, unemployment, non-employment, and job insecurity; the psychosocial environment at work; transport; social support and social cohesion; the politics of food; poverty, social exclusion, and minorities; social patterning of individual behaviours; social determinants of ethnic/ racial inequalities; social determinants of health in older age; neighbourhoods, housing, and health; sexual behaviour and sexual health; and social vulnerability.
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Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies. Written by acknowledged experts in each field, it provides accessible summaries of the scientific justification for isolating different aspects of social and economic life as the primary determinants of a population's health. The new edition takes account of the most recent research and also includes additional chapters on ethnicity and health, sexual behaviours, the elderly, housing and neighbourhoods. Recognition of the power of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health came initially from research on health inequalities. This has led to a view of health as not simply about individual behaviour or exposure to risk, but how the socially and economically structured way of life of a population shapes its health. Thus exercise and accidents are as much about a society's transport system as about individual decisions; and the nation's diet involves agriculture, food manufacture, retailing, and personal incomes as much as individual choice. But a major new element in the picture we have developed is the importance of the social, or psycho-social, environment to health. For example, health in the workplace for most employees - certainly for office workers - is less a matter of exposure to physical health hazards as of the social environment, of how supportive it is, whether people have control over their work, whether their jobs are secure. A similar picture emerges in other areas ranging from the health importance of the emotional environment in early childhood to the need for more socially cohesive communities. Social Determinants of Health should be read by those interested in the wellbeing of modern societies. It is a must for public health professionals, for health promotion specialists, and for people working in the many fields of public policy which we now know make such an important contribution to health.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Social organization, stress, and health -- Early life -- The life course, the social gradient, and health -- Health and labour market disadvantage: unemployment, non-employment and job insecurity -- Health and the psychosocial environment at work -- Transport and health -- Social support and social cohesion -- Food is a political issue -- Poverty, social exclusion, and minorities -- Social patterning of individual health behaviours: the case of cigarette smoking -- The social determination of ethnic/racial inequalities in health -- Social determinants of health in older age -- Neighbourhoods, housing and health -- Social determinants, sexual behaviour, and sexual health -- Ourselves and others - for better or worse: social vulnerability and inequality

The health of populations is related to features of society and its social and economic organization. This crucial fact provides the basis for effective policy-making for improving population health. While there is, understandably, much concern regarding the appropriate provision and financing of health services as well as ensuring that the nature of the services provided is based on the best evidence of effectiveness, health is a matter that goes beyond the provision of health services. Policies pursued by many branches of government and by the private sector, both nationally and locally, exert a powerful influence on health — and this book shows the direction in which we should be going. Just as decisions about health services should be based on the best evidence available, so should policies related to the social determinants of health. The social determinants covered by the book include the impact of early life; the life course, the social gradient, and health; labour market disadvantage, unemployment, non-employment, and job insecurity; the psychosocial environment at work; transport; social support and social cohesion; the politics of food; poverty, social exclusion, and minorities; social patterning of individual behaviours; social determinants of ethnic/ racial inequalities; social determinants of health in older age; neighbourhoods, housing, and health; sexual behaviour and sexual health; and social vulnerability.

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • 1 Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Social and economic environment and health
  • Accounting for the global burden of disease
  • Social inequalities
  • Social determinants: selection or causation?
  • How does the social environment affect health?
  • 2 Social Organisation, Stress and Health
  • Introduction
  • The personal and the social
  • Biological pathways in a social context
  • Human studies
  • Animal studies
  • Conclusions
  • 3 Early Life
  • Introduction
  • Biological processes affecting child health
  • Biological processes and social factors
  • Policy implications
  • Conclusions
  • 4 Charing and Westminster Medical School: The Life Course, theSocial Gradient and Health
  • Introduction
  • Social structure and the life course
  • Health and the life course
  • Life-course influences on health and mortality at older ages
  • Policy implications
  • 5 Living in a High-Unemployment Economy: Understanding the Health Consequences
  • Introduction
  • Selection
  • Job insecurity and job quality
  • Unemployment in the life course
  • Effect of unemployment on population health
  • Policy implications
  • 6 Health and the Psychosocial Environment at Work
  • IntroductionChanges in the distribution of coronary heart disease
  • Explanations of the social distribution of coronary heart disease
  • Evidence from studies
  • Effort-reward imbalance model
  • East/West comparisons
  • 7 Transport and Health
  • Background
  • Sustainable development - a global perspective
  • Patterns of travel
  • Trends
  • Health impacts of transport
  • Interventions
  • The politics of change
  • Conclusions
  • 8 Stephen A Stansfield (UCL): Social Support and Social Cohesion
  • Introduction
  • Measurement of supportSocial support and personality
  • Mechanisms for the action of social support on health
  • Hormonal pathways for the effects of support
  • Social support and mortality
  • Social support and physical morbidity
  • Social support and prognosis
  • Social support and mental health
  • Social support and sickness absence
  • Gender differences
  • Society, social integration, and health
  • Social class and social support
  • Social support and the physical environment
  • Intervening to improve social cohesion and health
  • Conclusions
  • 9 Food is a Political Issue
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology of diet-related disease
  • Strategies for prevention
  • Food industrialization and food poverty
  • Local production for local consumption
  • Policy implications
  • 10 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Minorities
  • Introduction
  • Poverty and health
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Social exclusion
  • Conclusion and implications for policy
  • 11 Social Patterning of Individual Health Behaviours: The Case of Cigarette Smoking
  • Introduction
  • Rates of cigarette smoking by material and cultural disadvantage
  • Trends in cigarette smoking prevalence and rates of cessation by deprivation
  • Contribution of smoking to differences in death rates by social group
  • Why do poor people smoke?
  • Implications for policies to promote cessation
  • 12 Putting the Picture Together: Prosperity, Redistribution,Health and Welfare
  • Introduction
  • Relative income
  • Inequality and psychosocial welfare
  • A culture of inequality
  • Conclusions
  • Epilogue: WHO's social determinants campaign and the Healthy Cities Project