Advancing Health And Well-being: The Power Of Evidence And Collaboration (Culture Of Health)

By: Alonzo L. Plough

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Synopsis: A stirring and current examination of health equity and its pursuit in the United States Features first-person perspectives of more than 70 contributors from across disciplines, including Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson and Stanford University economist Raj Chetty Data- and narrative-driven examples from all corners of academia, research, and policy offer a current and richly practical resource for those working to improve population health and well-being, and to advance health equity Spans a broad range of topics related to current public discourse, including the role of place, race, opportunity, and class in health and well-being; mass incarceration; health and climate change; new methods and approaches for research and dissemination of evidence; and a deep dive on health and well-being in Kentucky The second volume in Robert Wood Johnson’s Culture of Health series, which codifies the most important voices in health to improve health, well-being, and equity in the U.S.