Communities in action [electronic resource] : pathways to health equity / Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States ; James N. Weinstein, Amy Geller, Yamrot Negussie, and Alina Baciu, editors ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Health and Medicine Division.
Publication Info.
Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017]
"A report of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The need to promote health equity -- The state of health disparities in the United States -- The root causes of health inequity -- The role of communities in promoting health equity -- Examples of communities tackling health equity -- Examples of communities tackling health inequity -- Policies to support community solutions -- Partners in promoting health equity in communities -- Community tools to promote health equity.