Towards a politics of health

Bambra, C.; Fox, D.; Scott-Samuel, A.

doi:10.1093/heapro/dah608

Towards a politics of health

Bambra, C.; Fox, D.; Scott-Samuel, A.

Authors

C. Bambra

D. Fox

A. Scott-Samuel

Abstract

The importance of public policy as a determinant of health is routinely acknowledged, but there remains a continuing absence of mainstream debate about the ways in which the politics, power, and ideology which underpin public policy influence people's health. This paper explores the possible reasons behind the absence of a politics of health and demonstrates how explicit acknowledgement of the political nature of health will lead to more effective health promotion strategy and policy, and to more realistic and evidence-based public health and health promotion practice.

Citation

Bambra, C., Fox, D., & Scott-Samuel, A. (2005). Towards a politics of health. Health Promotion International, 20(2), 187-193. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dah608

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jun 1, 2005
Deposit Date	Nov 7, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Jun 11, 2009
Journal	Health Promotion International
Print ISSN	0957-4824
Electronic ISSN	1460-2245
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	20
Issue	2
Pages	187-193
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dah608
Keywords	Politics, Policy, Health determinants.