Discussion Week 11

Required Readings

Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press.

· Chapter 10, “Violence: Gaining Respect” (pp. 129–144)

· Chapter 16, “Building the Future” (pp. 235–272)

Bor, J., Cohen, G. H., & Galea, S. (2017). Population health in an era of rising income inequality: USA, 1980–2015. The Lancet, 389(10077), 1475–1490. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30571-8

Cole, W. M. (2019). Wealth and health revisited: Economic growth and wellbeing in developing countries, 1970 to 2015. Social Science Research, 77, 45–67. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.09.003

Di Novi, C., Marenzi, A., & Rizzi, D. (2018). Do healthcare tax credits help poor-health individuals on low incomes? The European Journal of Health Economics, 19(2), 293–307. doi:10.1007/s10198-017-0884-8

Ortega, B., Sanjuán, J., & Casquero, A. (2017). Determinants of efficiency in reducing child mortality in developing countries. The role of inequality and government effectiveness. Health Care Management Science, 20(4), 500–516. doi:10.1007/s10729-016-9367-1

Africa Population and Health Research Center. (n.d.). Retrieved July 4, 2019, from https://aphrc.org/

Pan American Health Organization. (n.d.). Retrieved July 4, 2019, from https://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?lang=en

The World Bank (Open Data). (n.d.). Countries and economies. Retrieved July 4, 2019, from https://data.worldbank.org/country

Required Media

Note:  The media selections for this course are viewable by clicking on the image provided after the media citations. After you click on the image, use the navigation bar at the bottom of the interface and choose the appropriate week. A menu of video and audio resources for that week will appear. Click on the menu item to begin that program.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Global health and issues in disease prevention [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

· “Health Status in Africa and Latin America,” featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.

· “Practicing Population Health,” featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010, October 5). Global disease detectives in Kibera [Web video]. Retrieved from http://cdc.gov/CDCTV/GDD_InKibera/index.html