Tackling health inequities through public health practice theory to action amazonde hofrichter richard fremdsprachige bucher. Tackling health inequities through public health practice theory to action second edition richard hofrichter and rajiv bhatia a project of the national organization that represents all local health departments in the us second edition is fully updated and revised with contributions from scholars and practitioners from across the country. Social justice has always been a core value driving public health today much of the etiology of avoidable disease is rooted in inequitable social conditions brought on by disparities in wealth and power and reproduced through ongoing forms of oppression exploitation and marginalizationtackling health inequities raises questions and provides a starting point for health practitioners ready . Tackling health inequities is divided into four parts part 1 introduces frameworks and evidence for integrating health equity into public health practice part 2 explores how racism class exploitation and sexism shape individuals and communities and offers insights into how these roots of inequity can be addressed. Tackling health inequities through public health practice theory to action edited by richard hofrichter and rajiv bhatia format book edition 2nd ed published oxford new york oxford university press 2010 description xvii 578 p ill maps 24 cm other contributors hofrichter richard