Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health

by RichardG.Wilkinson (Editor), M . G . Marmot (Editor)

Synopsis

This groundbreaking book, which brings together information in a singular way, provides an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are seen as the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies. Written to link closely with the WHO Centre for Urban Health initiative on social determinants of health, it will provide the scientific justification for isolating different aspects of social and economic life as the primary determinants of health. Providing the background to ten 'key messages' which form the basis of the WHO campaign, the book will have a broad audience amongst public health professionals, health promotion specialists and health policy makers.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 291
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 22 Jul 1999

ISBN 10: 0192630695
ISBN 13: 9780192630698
Book Overview: Entered for the Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine Medical Book Awards 2000

Media Reviews
This volume should be relevant to anyone interested in health determinants, given its clear organization and concise writing ... Marmot and Wilkinson have made a timely addition to the maturing field of health and health policy research. Social Science and Medicine 55 (2002)
Author Bio

Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Director of the International Centre for Health and Society, at the University College London. His research interests centre on the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease with a particular focus on alcohol, nutrition, and social and cultural determinants of disease. Richard Wilkinson is visiting professor in the International centre for Health and Society at UCL and senior research fellow at the Trafford Centre for medical Research at the University of Sussex. He has been involved in research on the social and economic determinants of health for 20 years.