The Political Determinants of Health
- ISBN-10
- 1421437899
- ISBN-13
- 9781421437897
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-24
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Author
- Daniel E. Dawes
Description
A thought-provoking and evocative account that considers both the policies we think of as "health policyand those that we don't, The Political Determinants of Health provides a novel, multidisciplinary framework for addressing the systemic barriers preventing the United States from becoming the healthiest nation in the world.
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