{"product_id":"the-social-determinants-of-health-looking-upstream-hardback-9781509565573","title":"The Social Determinants of Health; Looking Upstream (Hardback) 9781509565573","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Social Determinants of Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLooking Upstream\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathryn Strother Ratcliff (Author), Linda Axtell-Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509565573, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.595 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Kudos to the authors! This expertly researched and well-written second edition is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the principal causes and implications of human health outcomes. The blending of its social-environmental basis and sociological perspective renders this updated volume a unique and valuable addition to scholarship in both sociology and public health.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Mary Zimmerman, University of Kansas School of Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“What we breathe in, eat, and drink; where we work and live; how we travel – each, done badly, can damage health. The second edition of The Social Determinants of Health takes us on a wonderfully informative journey to examine the governmental and industrial causes of exposures that determine health.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Sir Michael Marmot, Chair of the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005–2008)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of this popular introduction takes seriously the idea that health outcomes can be fully understood only by investigating the role the social world plays in our health.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRatcliff and Axtell-Thompson put into practice the \"upstream\" imagery championed by public health experts, locating the causes of health problems – and their solutions – within the social environment. Each chapter explains how the shape of social institutions, the unequal realities of community life, and the politics behind corporate and governmental decisions produce and perpetuate unhealthy living and working conditions. This new edition links more strongly to existing US and international policy frameworks on the determinants of health and pays greater attention to socioeconomic factors, education, climate change, and neighborhood disparities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing that none of us should be placed in health-threatening situations that could be prevented, this provocative analysis uses social justice and human rights lenses to guide public discussion toward changes that can produce a healthier world for us all. It will continue to be invaluable to professionals and students in sociology, public health, and other fields related to health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Social Determinants of Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Poverty and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Work and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Food and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Environmental Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Water and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Transportation and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Healthcare and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Education and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Social and Community Context and Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441815122200,"sku":"9781509565573","price":50.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509565573.jpg?v=1785026891","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-social-determinants-of-health-looking-upstream-hardback-9781509565573","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}