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The Political Determinants of Health
Written by Daniel E. Dawes and David R Williams
Narrated by David Marantz
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Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, and declining health care options-these are now realities for most Americans. However, in a country of more than 325 million people, addressing everyone's issues is challenging. How can we effect beneficial change for everyone so we all can thrive? What is the great equalizer?
In this book, Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers-including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options-that affect all other dynamics of health. By understanding these determinants, their origins, and their impact on the equitable distribution of opportunities and resources, we will be better equipped to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap.
Dawes draws on his firsthand experience helping to shape major federal policies, including the Affordable Care Act, to describe the history of efforts to address the political determinants that have resulted in health inequities. Taking us further upstream to the underlying source of the causes of inequities, Dawes examines the political decisions that lead to our social conditions, makes the social determinants of health more accessible, and provides a playbook for how we can address them effectively.
In this book, Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers-including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options-that affect all other dynamics of health. By understanding these determinants, their origins, and their impact on the equitable distribution of opportunities and resources, we will be better equipped to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap.
Dawes draws on his firsthand experience helping to shape major federal policies, including the Affordable Care Act, to describe the history of efforts to address the political determinants that have resulted in health inequities. Taking us further upstream to the underlying source of the causes of inequities, Dawes examines the political decisions that lead to our social conditions, makes the social determinants of health more accessible, and provides a playbook for how we can address them effectively.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talking about injustice and inequity between communities isn’t new for the world, it drives from ages and still continues to perform tasks. But what this book does, splitter some light in-depth on the rotten structure of the healthcare, which had two faces, and showed up as per the community, people belong to.
Author not only talk highly about the political determinants of health, but also the link of a garden with the country was simple and easier to understand that How like some trees in garden, some communities left unattended by the farmers/politicians/executives.
Demographic factors also plays important role to get good healthcare treatment, and executives will never be able to learn the issues from the roots until or unless the amount of the members of the congress remain same, because this way each member of senate handle almost or more than million of people.
Dr. Dawes gave a brief moment for people to look through the issues, and their solutions, although there were something he brag about in vain, but overall the book was a great way to get yourself treated with knowledge and awareness. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very informative, now I understand the worings of government and health