{"product_id":"governing-for-health-fran-baum-9780190258948","title":"Governing for Health: Advancing Health and Equity Through Policy and Advocacy","description":"Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. \u003cem\u003eGoverning for Health\u003c\/em\u003e is a counterpoint to this myopic approach -- a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most untapped source of prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on evidence from economic policy, urban planning, education, environmental policy, and civil action, Fran Baum offers more than a pie-in-sky vision of an equitable society. \u003cem\u003eGoverning for Health \u003c\/em\u003eis an actionable (and inspiring) roadmap to a society that draws prosperity from advancing the health of its people. It utilizes methods of progress-measuring, city planning, and progressive policy focal points to advance goals that are unreachable in traditional, economics-driven government practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether for students in health equity, more seasoned public health professionals, or citizens interested in their community's and their own health this book offers a trenchant, richly rewarding and accessible look at the field's ultimate end game -- and with it, hope that it's closer than we think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fran Baum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190258942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190258948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.20d","brand":"Fran Baum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914152411391,"sku":"9780190258948","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ad3fb1db-68d8-405d-90f6-11b90afc4674.jpg?v=1680640637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/governing-for-health-fran-baum-9780190258948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}