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Social epidemiology /

Contributor(s): Berkman, Lisa F [editor.] | Kawachi, Ichirō [editor.] | Glymour, M. Maria [editor.].
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: Second edition.Description: xvii, 615 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780195377903; 9780195377903; 0195377907; 9780199395330; 0199395330.Subject(s): Social medicine | Epidemiology -- Social aspects | Public healthDDC classification: 362.1042
Contents:
Historical framework for social epidemiology : social determinants of population health / Lisa F. Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi -- Socioeconomic status and health / M. Maria Glymour, Mauricio Avendano, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Discrimination and health inequities / Nancy Krieger -- Income inequality / Ichiro Kawachi and SV Subramanian -- Working conditions and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, and Töres Theorell -- Labor markets, employment policies, and health / Mauricio Avendano and Lisa F. Berkman -- Social network epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman and Aditi Krishna -- Social capital, social cohesion, and health / Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa F. Berkman -- Affective states and health / Laura D. Kubzansky, Ashley Winning, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Changing health behaviors in a social context / Cassandra Okechukwu, Kirsten Davison, and Karen Emmons -- Experimental psychosocial interventions / Thomas A. Glass, Amii M. Kress, and Lisa F. Berkman -- Policies as tools for research and translation in social epidemiology / M. Maria Glymour -- Applications of behavioral economics to improve health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Biological pathways linking social conditions and health : plausible mechanisms and emerging puzzles / Laura D. Kubzansky, Teresa E. Seeman, M. Maria Glymour -- From science to policy / Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen.
Summary: Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This second edition elevates the field again, first by codifying the last decade of research, then by extending it to examine how public policies impact health.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical framework for social epidemiology : social determinants of population health / Lisa F. Berkman and Ichiro Kawachi -- Socioeconomic status and health / M. Maria Glymour, Mauricio Avendano, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Discrimination and health inequities / Nancy Krieger -- Income inequality / Ichiro Kawachi and SV Subramanian -- Working conditions and health / Lisa F. Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, and Töres Theorell -- Labor markets, employment policies, and health / Mauricio Avendano and Lisa F. Berkman -- Social network epidemiology / Lisa F. Berkman and Aditi Krishna -- Social capital, social cohesion, and health / Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa F. Berkman -- Affective states and health / Laura D. Kubzansky, Ashley Winning, and Ichiro Kawachi -- Changing health behaviors in a social context / Cassandra Okechukwu, Kirsten Davison, and Karen Emmons -- Experimental psychosocial interventions / Thomas A. Glass, Amii M. Kress, and Lisa F. Berkman -- Policies as tools for research and translation in social epidemiology / M. Maria Glymour -- Applications of behavioral economics to improve health / Ichiro Kawachi -- Biological pathways linking social conditions and health : plausible mechanisms and emerging puzzles / Laura D. Kubzansky, Teresa E. Seeman, M. Maria Glymour -- From science to policy / Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen.

Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences - and in many cases defines - the fundamental determinants of health. This second edition elevates the field again, first by codifying the last decade of research, then by extending it to examine how public policies impact health.

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