Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. Governing for Health is a counterpoint to this myopic approach -- a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most untapped source of prosperity.
Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. Governing for Health is a counterpoint to this myopic approach -- a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most untapped source of prosperity.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Fran Baum, PhD, is the Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society, and Equity at Flinders University. Professor Baum is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, and the Australian Health Promotion Association. She is a past National President and Life Member of the Public Health Association of Australia and a member and past Chair of the Global Steering Council of the People's Health Movement. She also served as a Commissioner on the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and has received several national competitive grants investigating aspects of health inequity. She has extensive experience teaching public health.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgments * 1. Introduction * 2. The Power of Policy to Promote Health and Well-Being * 3. Political Dimensions of Governing for Health: Leadership, Vision and a Manifesto * 4. Health Sectors as Actors and Advocates for Health and Health Equity * 5. Fiscal Policy: Central to Governing for Health * 6. Education: Essential Investment in Health * 7. Urban Planning * 8. Creating an Ecologically Sustainable World to Support Environmental and Human Health * 9. Local Government and Health Governance * 10. Civil Society: Healthy Governance from Below * 11. Conclusion: Six Health Messages for Governing for Health * References * Index
* Acknowledgments * 1. Introduction * 2. The Power of Policy to Promote Health and Well-Being * 3. Political Dimensions of Governing for Health: Leadership, Vision and a Manifesto * 4. Health Sectors as Actors and Advocates for Health and Health Equity * 5. Fiscal Policy: Central to Governing for Health * 6. Education: Essential Investment in Health * 7. Urban Planning * 8. Creating an Ecologically Sustainable World to Support Environmental and Human Health * 9. Local Government and Health Governance * 10. Civil Society: Healthy Governance from Below * 11. Conclusion: Six Health Messages for Governing for Health * References * Index
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