| Description |
xvi, 303 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Tackling inequalities in health is an essential social work task. Every day, social workers grapple with the impact on people's lives of the social inequalities that shape their health chances and experience. This book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation. Based on the practice expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide and using specific examples, this book: demonstrates the relevance of health inequalities to social work practice and policy across the lifecourse; analyses barriers to good health that result from global social, economic, environmental and political trends; develops core ideas on how social workers can act to combat negative effects of globalisation by adopting a health inequalities lens. It is a snapshot of a new global social work that is responsive to local conditions and circumstances but seeks partners in the international struggle for equity, rights and social justice. |
| Contents |
Social work and global health inequalities / Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod, Lindsey Napier -- Global Health Inequalities: Issues for Social Work. -- The right to health: illusion or possibility? / Vimla Nadkarni, Kriti Vikram -- Health, equity and social justice / Stephen M. Rose -- Health and the environment / Margaret Alston -- The health impacts of political conflict: new engagements for social work? / Shulamit Ramon -- Reproduction in the global marketplace / Eric Blyth -- Laying the foundations for good health in childhood / Norma Baldwin -- Violence, abuse and health / Lesley Laing -- Long-term illness and disability: inequalities compounded / Barbara Fawcett -- Social Work Intervention: Addressing Global Health Inequalities. -- Framing health inequalities as targets for social work -- Preventive social work intervention and health promotion -- Developing new forms of service design and delivery -- Developing the evidence base for practice and policy -- Social work education for awareness and practice -- Global Health Inequalities: Social Work Policy and Practice Development. -- Addressing health inequalities: the role of service user and people's health movements / Ann Davis -- Engagement in international practice and policy development / Imelda Dodds -- Emerging themes for practice and policy development / Paul Bywaters, Eileen McLeod, Lindsey Napier. |
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Health Services Accessibility. |
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Social Work. |
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Human Rights. |
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Public Policy. |
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World Health. |
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Social service.
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Health services accessibility.
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Discrimination in medical care.
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Social policy.
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| Added Author |
Bywaters, Paul, 1945-
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McLeod, Eileen.
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Napier, Lindsey.
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| ISBN |
9781847421968 (hbk.) |
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1847421962 (hbk.) |
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9781847421951 (pbk.) |
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1847421954 |
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