Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 503 g
Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 503 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-927637-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford
It is widely recognized that health is influenced by a variety of social, economic and environmental factors, and not just by access to health care. The extensive empirical literature on the social determinants of-- and inequalities in-- health has yet to be matched by an appreciation of the normative underpinnings of health equity.
Health equity expresses a commitment of public health to social justice, which raises a series of ethical issues. Why, if at all, should a concern with health equity be singled out from the pursuit of social justice in general? What is the extent of social--as opposed to individual--responsibility for health? What ethical problems arise in evaluating population health and health inequalities? How sensitive should the pursuit of health equity be to contextual considerations in contrast to universal values?
In addressing these important questions, this volume examines the foundations of health equity. With contributions from distinguished philosophers, anthropologists, economists, and public-health specialists, it centres on five major themes: what is health equity?; health equity and its relation to social justice; health inequalities and responsibilities for health; ethical issues in health evaluation and prioritization; and anthropological perspectives on health equity.
Zielgruppe
Researchers and teachers in public health, philosophy, public policy, and health economics, public health analysts and national and international health policy makers.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
- Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Health Equity
- 1: Sudhir Anand: The Concern for Equity in Health
- 2: Amartya Sen: Why Health Equity?
- II. Health, Society, and Justice
- 3: Michael Marmot: Social Causes of Social Inequalities in Health
- 4: Norman Daniels, Bruce Kennedy, and Ichiro Kawachi: Why Justice is Good for Our Health: The Social Determinants of Health Inequalities
- 5: Fabienne Peter: Health Equity and Social Justice
- III. Responsibility for Health and Health Care
- 6: Daniel Wikler: Justice, Socioeconomic Status, and Responsibility for Health
- 7: Thomas Pogge: Relational Conceptions of Justice: Responsibilities for Health Outcomes
- 8: Philippe Van Parijs: Just Health Care in a Plurinational Country
- IV. Ethical and Measurement Problems in Health Evaluation
- 9: Sudhir Anand and Kara Hanson: Disability-adjusted Life Years: A Critical Review
- 10: Dan Brock: Ethical Issues in the Use of Cost Effectiveness Analysis for the Prioritization of Health Care Resources
- 11: Frances Kamm: Deciding Whom to Help, Health-Adjusted Life Years, and Disabilities
- 12: John Broome: The Value of Living Longer
- V. Equity and Conflicting Perspectives on Health Evaluation
- 13: Amartya Sen: Health Achievement and Equity: External and Internal Perspectives
- 14: Arthur Kleinman: Ethics and Experience: An Anthropological Approach to Health Equity
- 15: Vincanne Adams: Equity of the Ineffable: Cultural and Political Constraints on Ethnomedicine as a Health Problem in Contemporary Tibet
