$52.49
Author: Dawes Daniel E.
Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Details: Review
An attorney, scholar, and health policy expert, Dawes is also a capable storyteller . . . Dawes is insistent: We’re approaching an inflection point, and we can’t afford to embrace a partial commitment to equality in health care. The final chapter of his book argues that the future of health equity begins and ends with the political determinants of health. What follows is a rallying cry to harness the political process to implement more equitable and inclusive health policies. As the COVID-19 pandemic underlines the ways in which our nation is sharply divided by racial and socioeconomic disparities, we need to address the political determinants of health or risk an incalculable setback.
―Leslie Erdelack, Health Affairs
Daniel Dawes’s groundbreaking and illuminating work on the political determinants of health will change how we think about the drivers of our health and well-being. It is one of the most important books in health policy to be written in years.
―Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
This essential text sets a bold new agenda for health justice. Dawes’ pathbreaking work will shape the global conversation around the political determinants of health for generations to come.
―Lindsay F. Wiley, JD, MPH, Washington College of Law, American University
Daniel Dawes makes an engaging and important contribution to the health equity discourse with this book. He is also one of the few people in the country who could make this contribution. Because Dawes has been intimately engaged in the workings of government, he has a deep firsthand understanding of the political determinants of health. Moreover, he has a sweeping view of the historical movements that have contributed to the complexities of the American health care system. Dawes brings all of these threads to bear in this book and manages to make them relevant to the health equity movement today.
―Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, University of Virginia Law School
Daniel Dawes brilliantly exposes the single greatest determinant in producing and perpetuating health inequities in the United States and demonstrates a compelling way for us to elevate health equity for all groups.
―Garth Graham, MD, MPH, Aetna Foundation / University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Daniel Dawes insightfully argues that we have to be mindful of more than the social determinants of health. More specifically, he indicates that the political determinants of health are actually far more impactful and can be far more insidious when not properly addressed, given that the American political process is the foremost avenue for implementing change. He demonstrates that many challenges recognized as social determinants are the result of political determinants. I commend Professor Dawes for not only creating a detailed framework that outlines the political determinants of health but also providing us with timely enlightenment about the challenges that we are facing.
―David Williams, PhD, MPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Daniel Dawes presents another thought-provoking book showing us why addressing social determinants of health, while critically important, is merely nibbling around the edges of the problem. This book lays the groundwork for a transformation in how we think about advancing health equity by tackling the political determinants of health.
―Brian Smedley, PhD, American Psychological Association
I have used Daniel Dawes’s prior work, 150 Years of ObamaCare, in my classes for the last three years. The book provided the students with a solid foundation and important insight into the history of the Affordable Care Act and the US health equity movement. Dawes has now followed that with another groundbreaking book. In The Political Determinants of Health, he unveils a trailblazing model built on the latest evidence, clearly identifying the factors vital to any effective effort to address health inequities. The political determi
Release Date: 24-03-2020
Package Dimensions: 18x230x340
