In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

The need for informed analyses of health policy is now greater than ever. The twelve essays in this volume show that public debates routinely bypass complex eth

'Punchily written ... He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed' Times Literary Supp

New public health governance arrangements under the coalition government have wide reaching implications for the delivery of health inequality interventions. Th

This book argues that the traditional government approach of exhorting individuals to live healthier lifestyles is not enough - action to promote public health