Social Work And Global Health Inequalities Practice And Policy Developments

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.

שנה

2009

שפה

English

הוצאה

Policy Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

303

ISBN

9781847421951

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata