182 Social Inequalities in Health: Changing Populations, Durable Inequalities, and Paradoxical Results

European Studies Engages Population Health: New Comparative Perspectives on Healthcare Systems and Health Inequalities in Europe
Friday, March 30, 2018: 2:00 PM-3:45 PM
Exchange North (InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile)
Cross-disciplinary approaches to the distribution of population health are converging toward the shared view that systemic cultural, historical, and political processes determine health more than simple health behavior or genetics. The contributors to this roundtable discussion will describe and analyze cutting-edge research in this rapidly-developing area that has been called political epidemiology.
Organizer:
Jason Beckfield
Chair:
Jason Beckfield
Discussants:
Martina Brandt , Elyas Bakhtiari , Anna Gkiouleka , Regina Jutz , Sigrún Ólafsdóttir and Susan Giaimo