Population Health in America: Volume 5

In this engaging and accessibly written book, Population Health in America weaves demographic data with social theory...
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Author: Robert A. Hummer
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Population Health in America: Volume 5 by Hummer, Robert A.

Population Health in America: Volume 5

CHF 71.10

Population Health in America: Volume 5

CHF 71.10
Author: Robert A. Hummer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In this engaging and accessibly written book, Population Health in America weaves demographic data with social theory and research to help students understand health patterns and trends in the U.S. population. While life expectancy was estimated to be just 37 years in the United States in 1870, today it is more than twice as long, at over 78 years. Yet today, life expectancy in the U.S. lags behind almost all other wealthy countries. Within the U.S., there are substantial social inequalities in health and mortality: women live longer but less healthier lives than men; African Americans and Native Americans live far shorter lives than Asian Americans and White Americans; and socioeconomic inequalities in health have been widening over the past 20 years. What accounts for these population health patterns and trends?

Inviting students to delve into population health trends and disparities, demographers Robert Hummer and Erin Hamilton provide an easily understandable historical and contemporary portrait of U.S. population health. Perfect for courses such as population health, medical or health sociology, social epidemiology, health disparities, demography, and others, as well as for academic researchers and lay persons interested in better understanding the overall health of the country, Population Health in America also challenges students, academics, and the public to understand current health policy priorities and to ask whether considerably different directions are needed.

Author: Robert A. Hummer, Erin R. Hamilton
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 07/09/2019
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780520291577

About the Author

Robert A. Hummer is the Howard Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Fellow of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Erin R. Hamilton is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis.



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