Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care

Author:   Toba Bryant
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
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9781773381305


Pages:   500
Publication Date:   30 January 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Now in its third edition, Staying Alive provides readers with a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness in Canada and abroad. Aiming to bring about positive change to these health care systems and grounded in a human rights approach to health, this unique collection includes chapters on the social construction of illness and disability, social determinants of health, and current critical issues in the field. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and includes recent national and international developments in health care, with current world statistics and an emphasis on austerity-related changes and their effects on health and health care systems. This vital resource includes chapters on pharmaceutical policy, social class, women’s health, Indigenous people’s health, and insight into the impact of economic forces such as globalization and privatization in health care. Packed with recommended readings and websites, critical thinking questions, and a glossary, this essential text is an invaluable read for undergraduate students, educators, and practitioners in health studies, nursing, and public health programs.

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Author:   Toba Bryant
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781773381305


ISBN 10:   177338130
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   30 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Part I: Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care Chapter 1: Epidemiological Approaches to Population Health Chapter 2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care Chapter 3: Political Economy Perspectives on Health and Health Care Chapter 4: The Right to Health: Human Rights Approaches to Health Chapter 5: Researching Health: Knowledge Perspectives, Methodologies, and Methods Part II: Social Determinants of Health Chapter 6: Social Determinants of Health Chapter 7: Social Class and Health Inequalities Chapter 8: Shifting Vulnerabilities: Gender, Ethnicity/Race, and Health Inequities in Canada Chapter 9: Politics, Public Policy, and Population Health Part III: Canada’s Health Care System Chapter 10: Cracks in the Foundation: The Origins and Development of the Canadian and American Health Care Systems Chapter 11: Evolution of Health Care Policy: Deconstructing Divergent Approaches Chapter 12: The Provision of Care: Professions, Politics, and Profit Part IV: Critical Issues in Health, Illness, and Health Care Chapter 13: Women, Health, and Care Chapter 14: Constructing Disability and Illness Chapter 15: Pharmaceutical Policy: The Dance between Industry, Government, and the Medical Profession Chapter 16: The Political Economy of Public Health: Public Health Concerns in Canada, the U.S., U.K., Norway, and Sweden Chapter 17: Toward the Future: Current Themes in Health Research and Practice in Canada About the Contributors Copyright Acknowledgements Index

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Toba Bryant is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, whose topics of interest include health and social policy, globalization, the health of Canadians, social determinants of health, and urban health. Dennis Raphael is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University, whose areas of interest include topics in public policy, poverty, and social determinants of health. Marcia Rioux is Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University.

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