Polzer, Jessica

Introduction to the social determinants of health. / Health Sciences 1002A: Section 001 UWO Jessica Polzer - London, Canada: Western University, 2012. - 342 p : ill.;

Custom course book; ring binding

Contents: Course perspectives and conceptualizations of 'health' -- Universal access to medical care as a determination to health -- The social determinants of health and health inequalities -- Political and economic barriers to health equity -- Gender and the social determinants of health -- Racism as a determinant of health -- The enduring effects of colonization on indigenous peoples -- Midterm and library instruction -- The environment, race and the socila determinants of health -- Global health inequalities -- Globalization and structural violence -- Health and human rights -- Conclusion --

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Public health -- Social aspects.
Social medicine.
Medical policy -- Social aspects.

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