Public policies and the problematic USA population health profile

Dennis Raphael

Health Policy, 2007, vol. 84, issue 1, 101-111

Abstract: International interest in the social determinants of health and their public policy antecedents is increasing. Despite evidence that the USA presents one of the worst population health profiles and public policy environments in support of health among wealthy developed nations - a result of systemic inequities in income, influence, and power - the USA public health gaze is firmly - and narrowly - focused on issues of access to health care, racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare, and individual behavioral risk factors. Reasons for the USA's neglect of structural and public policy issues are explored and Ten Tips for American Public Health Researchers and Workers are presented.

Keywords: Public; policy; Population; health; United; States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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