Books on Health Disparity & Inequality
Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health
extensive new data about the ways low socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact to create and perpetuate these health disparities
Health Disparities: Weaving a New Understanding Through Case Narratives
This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand--and help correct--health disparities, both at the patient level and in their larger social contexts. The compelling case narratives at the core of the book illustrate the interrelated biopsychosocial components of patients' health problems and the gradations of learning needed for practitioners to address them effectively
Public Health Ethics and Social Determinants of Health
analysis of the larger causes behind the immediate causes of illness and epidemics, particularly injustice, systemic inequities, and the cumulative effect of compound disadvantages
Personalizing Patient Care 4th ed.
Enhance patient experience by understanding the differences in cultures, religions, disabilities, and generations; extensive bibliography of over 3,000 references incl.
Health Equity
Health Equity
- What is Health Equity and Why Does it Matter?
interview with Dr. David R. Williams - Health Equity Datagraphichealth affairs 2018
Actions & Activities for Health Equity
Related Curricula & Educational Resources
- Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?7 videos on health inequity topics
Articles
Wilson ML, Atun R, DeStigter K, et al. The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: advancing equitable access to diagnostics. Lancet. 2019;393(10185):2018‐2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31052-9
Plamondon, K.M. A tool to assess alignment between knowledge and action for health equity. BMC Public Health 20, 224 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8324-6
Social determinants of health
Social Determinants of Health
- Hospitals’ Obligations to Address Social Determinants of HealthAMA J Ethics. 2019;21(3):E248-258. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.248.
