The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health by Wang, Monica L.
The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health by Wang, Monica L.

The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health

A personable, story-driven explanation of how the systems around us--where we live, work, learn, and connect--shape our...
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Author: Monica L. Wang
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health by Wang, Monica L.

The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health

$91.99 $47.91
The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health by Wang, Monica L.

The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health

$91.99 $47.91
Author: Monica L. Wang
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A personable, story-driven explanation of how the systems around us--where we live, work, learn, and connect--shape our health, and how each of us can help create healthier communities.

A powerful blend of deeply human stories and rigorous research, The Collective Cure reveals how social and structural factors like income, occupation, race and ethnicity, neighborhood conditions, and social connections, profoundly shape our well-being. Dr. Monica Wang, an award-winning public health researcher, educator, and working mother who came of age as an Asian American bussing student, brings a personal lens to these complex issues and shares a hopeful, action-oriented vision for building healthier communities from the ground up.

Through her own personal and professional journey and the lives of three extraordinary women across the U.S., readers are invited to see how health is shaped in everyday spaces:

  • Marielis, a first-generation Latina student navigating financial insecurity in the Bronx
  • Dorothy, a semi-retired Black community organizer in rural Alabama
  • Rosa, an Indigenous clinical social worker preserving ancestral traditions in Texas

With clarity, urgency, and optimism, The Collective Cure bridges powerful storytelling with evidence-based solutions. More than a diagnosis, this book is a call to reimagine what's possible when we invest in people and places.

Author: Monica L. Wang
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 02/17/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780807017494


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/26/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Dr. Monica L. Wang is an award-winning public health researcher and educator. She is an associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, an adjunct associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Executive Editor at Public Health Post.
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