Health Inequality : Morality and Measurement.
Asada, Yukiko.
Health Inequality : Morality and Measurement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (311 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the Stage -- 1.2 Traditional and New Approaches -- 1.3 The Aim and the Plan -- 1.4 Terminology -- 1.5 Preliminary Discussion: Why Are We Morally Interested in Health Distribution? -- PART ONE: FRAMEWORK -- 2 Which Health Distributions Are Inequitable? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Equity as Equality in Health -- 2.3 Health Inequality as an Indicator of Social Justice -- 2.4 Three Egalitarian Reasons Revisited -- 3 What Measurement Choices Must Be Faced to Measure Health Inequity? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Issues about Health -- 3.3 Unit of Time -- 3.4 Unit of Analysis -- 3.5 Different Perspectives on Health Equity Revisited -- 4 How Can a Health Distribution Be Summarized into One Number? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Preliminaries -- 4.3 The Five Questions: An Overview -- 4.4 The Five Questions: A Close Look -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Framework Revisited -- PART TWO: EMPIRICAL ILLUSTRATION -- 5 Bridging Concepts and Analysis -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 Building Blocks -- 5.3 How Healthy Were Americans on Average in 1990 and 1995? -- 6 Did Health Equity Improve in the United States between 1990 and 1995? -- 6.1 Empirical Analyses from Different Perspectives on Health Equity -- 6.2 Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Summary -- 7.2 Future Work -- Appendix A. Five Popular Health Inequality Measures -- Appendix B. Intermediate Inequality in the WHO Health Inequality Index -- Appendix C. The Dead Imputation -- Appendix D. The Gini Coefficient -- Appendix E. The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Measure -- Appendix F. Adjustment of Household Income for Family Size and Structure -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
A unique blend of philosophy and quantitative research, Health Inequalitywill prove a valuable tool for academics and policymakers alike.
9781442684409
Equality-Health aspects.
Public health-Moral and ethical aspects.
Public health-Social aspects.
Health services accessibility.
Equality-Health aspects-United States.
Electronic books.
RA418 .A833 2007
362.1/042
Health Inequality : Morality and Measurement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (311 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the Stage -- 1.2 Traditional and New Approaches -- 1.3 The Aim and the Plan -- 1.4 Terminology -- 1.5 Preliminary Discussion: Why Are We Morally Interested in Health Distribution? -- PART ONE: FRAMEWORK -- 2 Which Health Distributions Are Inequitable? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Equity as Equality in Health -- 2.3 Health Inequality as an Indicator of Social Justice -- 2.4 Three Egalitarian Reasons Revisited -- 3 What Measurement Choices Must Be Faced to Measure Health Inequity? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Issues about Health -- 3.3 Unit of Time -- 3.4 Unit of Analysis -- 3.5 Different Perspectives on Health Equity Revisited -- 4 How Can a Health Distribution Be Summarized into One Number? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Preliminaries -- 4.3 The Five Questions: An Overview -- 4.4 The Five Questions: A Close Look -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Framework Revisited -- PART TWO: EMPIRICAL ILLUSTRATION -- 5 Bridging Concepts and Analysis -- 5.1 Overview -- 5.2 Building Blocks -- 5.3 How Healthy Were Americans on Average in 1990 and 1995? -- 6 Did Health Equity Improve in the United States between 1990 and 1995? -- 6.1 Empirical Analyses from Different Perspectives on Health Equity -- 6.2 Discussion -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Summary -- 7.2 Future Work -- Appendix A. Five Popular Health Inequality Measures -- Appendix B. Intermediate Inequality in the WHO Health Inequality Index -- Appendix C. The Dead Imputation -- Appendix D. The Gini Coefficient -- Appendix E. The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Measure -- Appendix F. Adjustment of Household Income for Family Size and Structure -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
A unique blend of philosophy and quantitative research, Health Inequalitywill prove a valuable tool for academics and policymakers alike.
9781442684409
Equality-Health aspects.
Public health-Moral and ethical aspects.
Public health-Social aspects.
Health services accessibility.
Equality-Health aspects-United States.
Electronic books.
RA418 .A833 2007
362.1/042