Structural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Chronic Disease

Structural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Chronic Disease provides a conceptual
framework for understanding existing evidence and guides the research around
promising interventions and policies. In addition, it demonstrates how structural
inequalities impact health and presents ways the healthcare system can participate in
the solution. The book covers major chronic diseases and the special populations
impacted by structural inequalities. Those working and studying public health,
medicine, nursing, pharmacology will find this work of interest, as well as diversity
and disparity scholars and health policymakers.

KEY FEATURES
 Presents the concepts underlying the emerging field of structural
inequalities
 Provides examples of the influence of structural inequality on chronic
disease and special populations
 Identifies the path forward and how to engage in changing structural
inequalities