Redistributing Health
Author | : Thomas Allan McIntosh |
Publisher | : University of Regina Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0889772274 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780889772274 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Redistributing Health written by Thomas Allan McIntosh and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What too few people realize is that, as Andre Picard writes in his Foreword to Redistributing Health, "social justice--or lack thereof has a greater impact on the health of the population than the human genome, lifestyle choice, and medical treatment." The truth is that things like poverty, social exclusion, lack of meaningful employment, and lack of access to education or good housing contribute significantly to ill health in Canada--and none of these will be remedied by doctors or hospitals or pill bottles.