The contagion next time

The contagion next time / Sandro Galea.

"In a few short months, COVID-19 devastated the world and, in particular, the United States. Yet America was already in poor health before COVID-19 appeared. Racism, marginalization, socioeconomic inequality--the failure to address these forces left America vulnerable to COVID-19 and the ensuin...

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Main Author: Galea, Sandro (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Since 2020
Health services accessibility > United States.
Discrimination in medical care > United States.
Equality > Health aspects > United States.
Health > Social aspects > United States.
Medical economics > United States.
Epidemics > Prevention.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
World health.
Medical care.
COVID-19 (Disease)
World health
Medical care
Discrimination in medical care
Epidemics > Prevention
Equality > Health aspects
Health services accessibility
Health > Social aspects
Medical economics
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • A better and healthier time to be alive than ever
  • An unhealthy country
  • An unhealthy world
  • Who we are, the foundational forces
  • Where we live, work, and play
  • Politics, power, and money
  • Compassion
  • Social, racial, and economic justice
  • Health as a public good
  • Understanding what matters most
  • Working in complexity and doubt
  • Humility and informing the public conversation

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