Chapter 10: Who Gets Well?: Health as a Social Problem
Contents of This Chapter:
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Health as a Social Problem
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Epidemiology in the US: Health Disparities by Social Location
- Unpacking Oppression, Healing Justice: Social Determinants of Health and ACES
- Health Inequalities by Race and Ethnicity
- Health Inequalities by Socioeconomic Status
- Health Inequalities by Biological Sex
- Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Licenses and Attributions for Epidemiology in the US: Health Disparities by Social Location
- Sociological Theories of Health
- Health Equity is Social Justice
- Chapter Summary
- References
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