Making Americans healthier : social and economic policy as health policy /

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The United States spends billions of dollars annually on social and economic policies aimed at improving the lives of its citizens, but the health consequences associated with these policies are rarely considered. In Making Americans Healthier, a group of multidisciplinary experts shows how social a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Russell Sage Foundation
Otros Autores: Schoeni, Robert F., House, James S., 1944-, Kaplan, George A., Pollack, Harold A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2008.
Colección:National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy.
Temas:
Public health > Economic aspects > United States.
Public health > Social aspects > United States.
Economic policy > Health aspects > United States.
Social policy > Health aspects > United States.
Medical policy > United States.
Medical policy.
Public health.
Health Policy
Health Status
Public Health
Public Policy
Socioeconomic Factors
Santé publique > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Sociologie de la santé > États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire > États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire.
Santé publique.
public health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Public health
Economic policy > Health aspects
Medical policy
Public health > Economic aspects
Public health > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Part I. Introduction; Chapter 1. The Health Effects of Social and Economic Policy: The Promise and Challenge for Research and Policy
  • James S. House, Robert F. Schoeni, George A. Kaplan, and Harold Pollack; Part II. Education Policy; Chapter 2. Education and Health: Evaluating Theories and Evidence
  • David M. Cutler and Adriana Lleras-Muney; Chapter 3. Health Effects of Human Development Policies
  • Daniel P. Keating and Sharon Z. Simonton; Part III. Income Transfer Policy.
  • Chapter 4. Income Support Policies and Health Among the Elderly
  • Pamela Herd, James S. House, and Robert F. SchoeniChapter 5. Did the Introduction of Food Stamps Affect Birth Outcomes in California?
  • Janet Currie and Enrico Moretti; Part IV. Civil Rights; Chapter 6. Lifting Gates, Lengthening Lives: Did Civil Rights Policies Imrpve the Health of African American Women in the 1960s and 1970s?
  • George A. Kaplan, Nalini Ranjit, and Sarah A. Burgard; Part V. Macroeconomic and Employment Policy; Chapter 7. Macroeconomic Conditions, Health, and Government Policy
  • Christopher J. Ruhm.
  • Chapter 8. The New Employment Contract and Worker Health in the United States
  • Richard H. Price and Sarah A. BurgardPart VI. Welfare Policy; Chapter 9. Welfare Reform and Indirect Impacts on Health
  • Marianne P. Bitler and Hilary W. Hoynes; Chapter 10. The Effects of Welfare and Child Support Policies on Maternal Health and Well-Being
  • Jean Knab, Irv Garfinkel, and Sara McLanahan; Part VII. Housing and Neighborhood Policy.
  • Chapter 11. Residential Environments and Obesity: What Can We Learn About Policy Interventions from Observational Studies?
  • Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Ana V. Diez Roux, Ben B. Hansen, and Theresa L. OsypukChapter 12. Are Some Neighborhoods Better for Child Health Than Others?
  • Rebecca C. Fauth and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; Part VIII. Conclusion; Chapter 13. Social and Economic Policies as Health Policy: Moving Toward a New Approach to Improving Health in America
  • Harold Pollack, George A. Kaplan, James S. House, and Robert F. Schoeni; Index.

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