Vital Signs: The Deadly Costs of Health Inequality

Nature is no longer the leading cause of death; society is. This makes health care one of the most important political issues today. This book looks at the reasons behind the declining condition of our bodies, as governments across the world choose to neglect the health of the majority of their citizens. Using hard data taken from service users, Lee Humber constructs a sharp analysis that gets to the heart of inequality in health care today, showing that 'wealthy means healthy'. Life expectancy for many in the UK and US is worse than it was 100 years ago, and more and more communities across the world can expect shorter and less healthy lives than their parents. Humber also suggests radical strategies for tackling this degenerative situation, providing a compelling vision for how we can shape our health and that of future generations.

Author: Lee Humber
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 08/20/2019
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780745338347

About the Author
Lee Humber is a Tutor in Health and Social Care and Tutor in Global Labour and Social Change at Ruskin College, Oxford. He has contributed to numerous journals including Critical and Radical Social Work and Disability and Society. He is the author of Vital Signs: The Deadly Costs of Health Inequality (Pluto, 2019).

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