Governing for Health: Advancing Health and Equity through Policy and Advocacy

Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them.

As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. Governing for Health is a counterpoint to this myopic approach — a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most untapped source of pro...