Designed to make the subject of health policy accessible to students, this revised and updated text introduces the recent key developments in health policy in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Its chapters guide readers through the various models of policy development and implementation using case studies of actual policies, and offer questions that spark critical thinking. Taking as her focus the organization of health care delivery in Canada, the impact of economic globalization on health policy, and the impact of the market on health policy, Toba Bryant has produced the perfect classroom resource for students in a range of health sectors.

Features

• includes critical-thinking questions, suggested online resources, and a recommended readings list for each chapter
• contains new chapter-end glossaries of key terms
• considers social equity and determinants of health in addition to health care
• offers content applicable to a variety of disciplines, including nursing, health sciences, medicine, and social work

Toba Bryant is a co-editor of Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care as well as a contributor to Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectivs. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York University and an Associate of the Centre for Urban and Community Studies at the University of Toronto.

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“The strengths of the book are its targeting of a Canadian health care policy audience and its emphasis on using case studies of actual policies to illustrate the various theoretical perspectives. The focus on the relationship between health and social welfare is also a strength.”
— “Paula Goering, Section Head, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health