Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vii

List of tables and figures

pp viii-viii

Notes on contributors

pp ix-xvi

Part One - Introduction

pp 1-2

1 - Social work and global health inequalities

pp 3-20

Part Two - Global health inequalities: issues for social work

pp 21-22

2 - The right to health: illusion or possibility?

pp 23-36

3 - Health, equity and social justice

pp 37-50

4 - Health and the environment

pp 51-62

5 - The health impacts of political conflict: new engagements for social work?

pp 63-74

6 - Reproduction in the global marketplace

pp 75-88

7 - Laying the foundations for good health in childhood

pp 89-104

8 - Violence, abuse and health

pp 105-118

9 - Long-term illness and disability: inequalities compounded

pp 119-132

Part Three - Social work intervention: addressing global health inequalities

pp 133-134

10 - Framing health inequalities as targets for social work

pp 135-162

11 - Preventive social work intervention and health promotion

pp 163-190

12 - Developing new forms of service design and delivery

pp 191-208

13 - Developing the evidence base for practice and policy

pp 209-234

14 - Social work education for awareness and practice

pp 235-262

Part Four - Global health inequalities: social work policy and practice development

pp 263-264

15 - Addressing health inequalities: the role of service user and people's health movements

pp 265-274

16 - Engagement in international practice and policy development

pp 275-282

17 - Conclusion: emerging themes for practice and policy development

pp 283-292

Index

pp 293-303