{"product_id":"knowledge-to-action-accelerating-progress-in-health-well-being-and-equity-9780190669348","title":"Knowledge to Action: Accelerating Progress in Health, Well-Being, and Equity","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAN ESSENTIAL CONVERSATION FROM TODAY'S LEADING VOICES ON EFFECTING CHANGE IN HEALTH AND SOCIETY \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has changed the conversation about health in the United States. --Jo Ivey Boufford, President, New York Academy of Medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a society where a person's zip code is a stronger predictor of health status than their genetic profile, every public health challenge is also a challenge of equity, implementation, and policy. For better or worse, improving health requires societal change, and the scale of today's societal\u003cbr\u003echallenges can have a stifling effect on even the most well-intended efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssembled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and featuring today's most prominent voices from diverse sectors, \u003cem\u003e Knowledge to Action\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short conversations focused on the idea of \u003cem\u003emeaningful change\u003c\/em\u003e -- its definition, its impediments, and exploring how we can transition from research\u003cbr\u003eto action in health, well-being, and equity. Steeped in honesty and benefiting from the diverse experiences of an extraordinary assembly of academics, journalists, policymakers, public health practitioners, and researchers, this book offers provocative yet actionable perspectives that will benefit\u003cbr\u003eanyone who reads it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alonzo L. Plough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190669348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH, MA, is the Chief Science Officer and Vice President of Research-Evaluation-Learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Plough has had a distinguished career in public health practice, academia, and philanthropy, previously serving as: an executive leader in the Los Angeles County, Seattle-King County, and Boston Departments of Public Health; Professor of Health Services at the University of Washington School of Public Health; Lecturer at Harvard; Professor at Tufts and Boston Universities; and Vice President of the California Endowment. His work focuses on improving health and well-being, and increasing health equity. Plough also serves as a board member for many health and social welfare organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39959061299315,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":40.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_92b7a192-8588-4133-91bb-5197d2a0b3ad.jpg?v=1648740548","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/knowledge-to-action-accelerating-progress-in-health-well-being-and-equity-9780190669348","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}