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The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health - Hardcover

Wang, Monica L.

 
9780807017494: The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0807017493 ISBN 13: 9780807017494
Verlag: Beacon Press, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

A personable, story-driven explanation of why and how our public health system must change, and how anyone—even and especially non-experts—can make a difference

Healthcare is one of America’s most dysfunctional and confusing industries, and most of the system seems designed to keep people sick. While we may know that racism impacts health outcomes, most of us don’t know exactly how or why—and we certainly don’t know what to do about it.

Dr. Monica Wang is a leading expert in health equity research and Chair of the Narrative Office at the BU Center for Antiracist Research. Her childhood experience as a bussing student in Boston’s METCO program shaped her decision to pursue a career in health equity—and her first-hand interviews with other folks of color catalyzed a larger realization for her: we need resources to show people how we can improve this issue directly within our own communities.

With this goal in mind, Dr. Wang tells the stories of three women of color alongside her own:

  • Marielis, a first-generation Dominican America college student from the Bronx
  • Dorothy, a semi-retired African American woman living in rural Alabama
  • Rosa, an Indigenous social worker who grew up on the Texas-Mexico border

The book includes a comprehensive exploration of the history of social determinants of public health, the role communication plays in health outcomes, and highlights evidence-based interventions on a local, national, and global scale. Especially in a moment when we can’t expect the federal government to weigh in usefully, the smaller-scale recommendations will be invaluable.

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Monica Wang is a leading health equity researcher and educator and serves as Chair of the Narrative Office at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. She’s also an Associate Professor at the BU School of Public Health and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Verlag
Beacon Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0807017493
ISBN 13 
9780807017494
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
216
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