Culture of Health in Practice

Alonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH, MA, is the chief science officer and vice president of Research-Evaluation-Learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Plough has had a distinguished career in public health practice, academia, and philanthropy. His work focuses on improving health and well-being, and achieving health equity. Plough serves as a board member for many health and social welfare organizations.

This important volume highlights the intersection of culture and health equity in new and provocative ways. The chapter on immigrant health in an era of insecurity and xenophobia is alone worth the price of admission - but the reader also gets a panorama of voices covering rural issues, employer responsibilities, climate change, media representations, the crisis of overincarceration, and so much more. Highly recommended.

• Introduction SECTION I. Mainstreaming a Culture of Health 1 - Incorporating "Culture" Within a Culture of Health 2 - How Media Shapes the Public Discourse and Influences Health Chapter 2 Spotlight: Media Marketing to Minority Youth SECTION II. At Home, at School, at Work 3 - Pathways to Change in Rural America 4 - Linking Education and Health to Support the Whole Child 5 - Employers as Shapers of Health SECTION III. Challenging Inequity Through Systems Innovation 6 - Disrupting the Cycle of Incarceration Chapter 6 Spotlight: Fathers Mentoring Fathers 7 - The Opioid Epidemic: Busting Myths and Sharing Solutions Chapter 7 Spotlight: Rural Addiction: A Perfect Storm, a Nod to Grandma, Pills for Cash 8 - Achieving Health Equity for Immigrants and Their Children 9 - Climate Change, Environmental Stressors, and Resilience Chapter 9 Spotlight: A Just Recovery for Puerto Rico 10 - The Green Health Care Revolution 11 - Driving Innovation Through Medicaid Chapter 11 Spotlight: A Private Insurer Tackles Social Determinants Conclusion 181 Index