Health in Hard Times
Austerity and Health Inequalities
Seiten
2019
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-4485-8 (ISBN)
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-4485-8 (ISBN)
Health in hard times is a vital and important review of the impact of austerity on the wellbeing of the UK. Case studies from Stockton-on-Tees, home to some of the starkest health divides, are combined with a holistic review of the repercussions of budget cuts and welfare reforms to provide a portrait of inequalities in the country’s health today.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. How has austerity impacted on health and wellbeing in the UK? Health in Hard Times explores its repercussions for social inequalities in health.
The result of five years of research, the book draws on a case study of Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England, home to some of the starkest health divides. By placing individual and local experiences in the context of national budget cuts and welfare reforms, it provides a holistic perspective on countrywide inequalities.
Edited by a leading expert, this is an important book for anyone seeking to understand one of today’s most significant determinants of health.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. How has austerity impacted on health and wellbeing in the UK? Health in Hard Times explores its repercussions for social inequalities in health.
The result of five years of research, the book draws on a case study of Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England, home to some of the starkest health divides. By placing individual and local experiences in the context of national budget cuts and welfare reforms, it provides a holistic perspective on countrywide inequalities.
Edited by a leading expert, this is an important book for anyone seeking to understand one of today’s most significant determinants of health.
Clare Bambra is Professor of Public Health in the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University. Her research examines the effects of social and health policies on health inequalities.
Foreword ~ Jamie Pearce;
Introduction ~ Clare Bambra;
Austerity Then and Now ~ Michael Langthorne;
Placing Health in Austerity ~ Ramjee Bhandari;
How the Other Half Live ~ Kayleigh Garthwaite;
Divided Lives ~ Kate Mattheys;
Minding the Gap ~ Nasima Ahkter, Kate Mattheys, Jon Warren and Adetayo Kasim;
Mothers in an Age of Austerity ~ Amy Greer Murphy;
Conclusion ~ Clare Bambra.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2019 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Nasima Ahkter, Amy Murphy, Adetayo Kasim, Dr Jon Warren |
| Vorwort | Jamie Pearce |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4473-4485-5 / 1447344855 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4473-4485-8 / 9781447344858 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
