Social Determinants Of Health A Comparative Approach Davidson by Davidson, Alan 9780199005406, 0199005400 instant download after payment.

Social Determinants of Health: A Comparative Approach introduces the various elements that determine the health of individuals in their communities. The text takes a macro-level approach, focusing on population health in "Anglo-American" countries and examines social, economic, and political commonalities and differences.;Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative -- Thinking About Individual and Population Health -- Population Health and Social Epidemiology -- Income, Inequality, and Health -- Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood -- Social Support, Social Capital, and Social Exclusion -- Health of Aboriginal Peoples -- Gender and Health -- Employment, Working Conditions, and Health -- Housing and Neighbourhood -- Food, Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Nutrition -- Social Patterning of Behaviour -- The Politics of Population Health.