Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences 
[Paperback] 

Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences 
provides a unique perspective on health inequalities in Canada and 
elsewhere. This exciting new volume brings together experiences from seven 
wealthy developed nations--the United States, Australia, Britain and 
Northern Ireland, Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden--to analyze their 
contrasting approaches to reducing avoidable health problems. Some nations 
are successfully responding to health inequalities, but Canada is not one 
of them. Why is this, and what can we learn from other nations?

Through a political economy lens, Tackling Health Inequalities considers 
how societal structures and institutions shape the distribution of 
economic, political, and social resources that affect health disparities 
amongst the population. The volume then goes on to examine how governing 
authorities come to either confront or ignore these health inequalities 
and the conditions that creat them. Through these illustrations, it 
encourages governing authorities that are tackling health inequalities to 
continue their efforts and directs those that are not--such as in Canada 
and elsewhere--towards what must be done.

This groundbreaking text shows the primary lessons from these 
international experiences: that citizens in Canada and elsewhere need to 
educate themselves about the importance of tackling health inequalities, 
and then build the political and social movements that will compel 
governmental authorities to take action. This volume will serve as a rich 
resource for professionals and general readers interested in health 
studies, nursing, social work, public policy, and political economy.

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