Making Health Public: A Manifesto for a New Social Contract

Making Health Public: A Manifesto for a New Social Contract
ISBN-10
1447371283
ISBN-13
9781447371281
Category
Political Science
Pages
121
Language
English
Published
2023-11-21
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
David J. Hunter, Jacqueline Johnson, Albert Weale

Description

A public health crisis is gripping the UK. Improvements in life expectancy have stalled, health inequalities have widened, obesity and alcohol misuse are placing an increasing strain on health services and urban air pollution is now widely recognised as a serious health hazard. COVID-19 revealed the weaknesses of the UK's public health system, once thought to be among the best in the world. Against this background, this book examines the organisational and political barriers to an effective public health system showcased through the UK. It urges that what is needed is a new social contract, in which health policy is truly public.

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