Bywaters, P.|McLeod, E.

Working for equality in health - New York Routledge 1996 - xvi,220p.

This book brings to bear the understanding of a unique combination of practitioners and activists on a key issue for health experience, policy and practice. Portrays health workers and academics in an effort to oppose and change health inequalities. Common themes and common obstacles become apparent: the need for ever better understandings of the interactive effects of social disadvantage; the damage wrought to people's health by in egalitarian economic, social and health policies and the benefits of alliances between health professionals and other health workers to combat social and health inequalities.

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Medical care|Health Services Accessibility|Inequality|Health Knowledge, attitudes and practice|Social Work|Health Promotion

WB 141.4 B99 1996