01337 a2200241 450000500170000002000180001705000200003524500660005525000120012126400340013330000300016733600260019733700280022333800270025150400510027852006150032965000190094465000180096365000290098165000280101065000270103865000300106520260522063945.0 a978033523459200aRA395bGRA 200900aUnderstanding health inequalities /cedited by Hilary Graham asecond  1aNew York :bMcGrawhill,c2009 a225 pagesbillustration ; atext2rdacontentbtxt aunmediated2rdamediabn avolume2rdacarrierbnc aIncludes bibliographical references and index. a"Amid ongoing debate about health care reform, the need for informed analyses of U.S. health policy is greater than ever. The twelve original essays in this volume show that common public debates routinely bypass complex ethical, sociocultural, historical, and political questions about how we should address ideals of justice and equality in health care. Integrating perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, medicine, and public health, the contributors illuminate the relationships between justice and health inequalities to complicate and enrich debates often dominated by simplistic narratives"-- 0aMedical policy 0aPublic health 0aEqualityxHealth aspects 0aJusticexHealth aspects 0aHealthxSocial aspects 0aHealthxPolitical aspects