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Ansell, David A.,

The death gap : how inequality kills / David A. Ansell, MD. - xviii, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-222) and index.

Preface: one street, two worlds -- American roulette -- Structural violence and the death gap -- Location, location, location -- Perception is reality -- The three Bs: beliefs, behavior, biology -- Fire and rain: life and death in natural disasters -- Mass incarceration, premature death, and community health -- Immigration status and health inequality -- The US health care system: separate and unequal -- The poison pill: the Affordable Care Act -- Community efficacy and the death gap. -- Community activism against structural violence -- Observe, judge, act. American roulette. Trapped by inequity. Health care inequality. The cure.

ISBN: 9780226428154 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2016055405

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social medicine--United States.
Equality--Health aspects--United States.
Poverty--Health aspects--United States.
Racism--Health aspects--United States.
Health--Social aspects--United States.
Health and race--United States.
Discrimination in medical care--United States.
Medical policy--United States.

LC Class. No.: RA418.3.U6 / A57 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 362.10973