Vital Signs: The Deadly Costs of Health Inequality (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780745338347)

Nature is no longer the leading cause of death; society is. This makes health care one of the most important political issues today. This book looks at the reasons behind the declining condition of our bodies, as governments across the world choose to neglect the health of the majority of their citizens. Using hard data taken from service users, Lee Humber constructs a sharp analysis that gets to the heart of inequality in health care today, showing that 'wealthy means healthy'. Life expectancy for many in the UK and US is worse than it was 100 years ago, and more and more communities across the world can expect shorter and less healthy lives than their parents. Humber also suggests radical strategies for tackling this degenerative situation, providing a compelling vision for how we can shape our health and that of future generations.

Author: Lee Humber
ISBN-10: 0745338348
ISBN-13: 9780745338347
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2019
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d