Download or read book Health inequalities written by Johan P. Mackenbach and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world we live in is hugely unequal. People in a better socioeconomic position do not only lead more comfortable lives, but also longer and healthier lives. This is true not only in the poorer parts of the world but also in the richest countries, including the advanced welfare states of Western Europe which have successfully pushed back poverty and other forms of material disadvantage. Why are health inequalities - systematically higher rates of disease, disability, and premature death among people with a lower level of education, occupation or income - so persistent? How can we expect to reduce this when it persists even in the most advanced states? Written by a leading figure in public health, this book looks to answer these questions by taking a broad, critical look at the scientific evidence surrounding the explanation of health inequalities, including recent findings from the fields of epidemiology, sociology, psychology, economics, and genetics. It concludes that a simplistic view, in which health inequalities are a direct consequence of social inequality, does not tell us the full story. Drawing upon a unique series of studies covering 30 European countries and more than three decades of observations, it shows that health inequalities are partly driven by autonomous forces that are difficult to counteract, such as educational expansion, increased social mobility, and rapid but differential health improvements. Finally, the book explores how we might use these new findings to continue our efforts to build a healthier and more equal future. Offering a truly multidisciplinary perspective and an accessible writing style, Health Inequalities is an indispensable resource for health researchers, professionals, and policy-makers, as well as for social scientists interested in inequality.
Download or read book Transactions written by Iron and Steel Institute and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Steam and Gas Turbines written by Aurel Stodola and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Absolute Impact written by Matthew May and published by Peloton Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This leadership fable penetrates the deeper issues involved in achieving maximum positive impact in work and life. Through an entertaining dramatic dialogue, a fading Prince and his three most trusted Courtiers debate the central challenges facing the Princes heir in leading himself toward a bright future of truly significant accomplishment.
Download or read book The Monist written by Paul Carus and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 2 and 5 include appendices.
Download or read book Transactions written by Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fair Trade Scandal written by Ndongo Sylla and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa. In the Global North, fair trade often is described as a revolutionary tool for transforming the lives of millions across the globe. The growth in sales for fair trade products has been dramatic in recent years, but most of the benefit has accrued to the already wealthy merchandisers at the top of the value chain rather than to the poor producers at the bottom. Ndongo Sylla has worked for Fairtrade International and offers an insider’s view of how fair trade improves—or doesn’t—the lot of the world’s poorest. His methodological framework first describes the hypotheses on which the fair trade movement is grounded before going on to examine critically the claims made by its proponents. By distinguishing local impact from global impact, Sylla exposes the inequity built into the system and the resulting misallocation of the fair trade premium paid by consumers. The Fair Trade Scandal is an empirically based critique of both fair trade and traditional free trade; it is the more important for exploring the problems of both from the perspective of the peoples of the Global South, the ostensible beneficiaries of the fair trade system.
Download or read book Mechanical Processes with Repeated Attenuated Impacts written by Robert F. Nagaev and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping out a “family constellation,” explains Dr. Joy Manné, encompasses exploring previous powerful life events from accidents to adoptions and accessing the deepest dynamics in that family system. This process helps us recognize and then resolve deeply seated family patterns. For example, in order to understand a person’s inability to trust, the family history of betrayal must be uncovered and released. These insights replace resentment with respect, pain with understanding.Dr. Manné uses the knowledge gained from her own practice as well as her educational experiences with Bert Hellinger, the founder of Family Constellations therapy, to clearly describe this technique. Most family constellation sessions are carried out in a group setting, with the facilitator first seeking clarity regarding the issue or problem the client has come to work out. Representatives are then chosen from among the group and the constellation is set up and worked in until it comes to resolution. This may be followed by a closing ritual and advice about how to integrate what the constellation has revealed. Through the use of real-life examples of family constellations, Dr. Manné makes this increasingly popular practice understandable and relatable.
Download or read book Inflation Nominal Interest Rates and the Variability of Output written by Mr.Bankim Chadha and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the distribution of output around capacity when money demand is a nonlinear function of the nominal interest rate such that nominal interest rates cannot become negative. When fluctuations in output result primarily from disturbances to the money market, the variance of output is shown to be an increasing function of the trend inflation rate. When they result from disturbances to the goods market, the variance of output is a decreasing function of the trend inflation rate. When both disturbances are significant, there exists, in general, a critical non-zero trend inflation rate that minimizes the variance of output.
Download or read book Flow of Natural Gas Through High pressure Transmission Lines written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Stratification written by Wendy Bottero and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an exciting new perspective on differentiation and inequality, looking at how our most personal choices (of sexual partners, friends, consumption items and lifestyle) are influenced by hierarchy and social difference.
Download or read book Smart Health Choices written by Les Irwig and published by Judy Irwig. This book was released on 2008 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day we make decisions about our health - some big and some small. What we eat, how we live and even where we live can affect our health. But how can we be sure that the advice we are given about these important matters is right for us? This book will provide you with the right tools for assessing health advice.
Download or read book The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute written by Iron and Steel Institute and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the institute's Proceedings.
Download or read book Report for the Year written by National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. for 1905- include lists of papers published by the laboratory or communicated by members of the staff to scientific societies or to the technical journals.
