The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World

.... Into social determinants of health and health disparities. MARMOT writes clearly, simply and thoughtfully. His experience and track record make for serious credibility which in turn makes the content of this book all the more compelling.

Love this book and how much there is to learn!

Good book. I feel because the author is coming from an. European point of view he cannot fully understand the role race and white supremacy has played in health determination of African Americans living in America.

Excellent book that enlightens you with the disparity of healthcare in the United States. Comparing U.S. health both around the globe and locally. Bring forward compelling arguments and points. As well as issues wow the U.S. healthcare. Much work has to be done and this book only emphasize the healthcare issue that is VERY relevant to American politics today. Good read regarding this controversial topic!

Dr. (Sir) Marmot spoke at the American Public Health Association's 2016 conference. I was mesmerized by his discussion and ordered his book, THE HEALTH GAP at the end of his presentation. Absolutely, a thorough narrative of problems and resolutions to give everyone a fair chance at health care on a global basis.

Marmot’s book is stunning in its revelation of the central value of the community. Indeed, controlling for multiple risk factors, the community is the most significant determinant of health and longevity.

Outstanding, clever, entertaining, and O so expert, this book is a gift and an absolute pleasure to read...in other hands it could have been dreadfully boring. If, as Einstein once said, you consider yourself to be a citizen of the world, then this book is the universal salve you've been seeking. But it, read it, enjoy!

It's a great topic, but the writing is very hard to follow and some sentences just don't make sense or the transition between topics and examples is weird. Just a difficult read.

Wealth buys better health and longer life. Poverty is corrosive, it grinds people down, mentally and physically. Poverty and extreme class inequality also corrode our social fabric, bonds between us are breaking down, class divides grow . The rich buy their health. The poor get chronically sick. The evidence is clear and unequivocal, the most unequal societies have the greatest number of people suffering from chronic conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse and addiction, chronic inflamatory conditions. Etc. So much sickness incubating in our broken societies. Read this informative book and reach your own conclusions.

This book is a must-read for all doctors. It changed my own practice and way of viewing my own patients. I wish it were a core textbook as part of medical school curricula.

This is an important book that challenges the way we think about public health. As we wrestle to make sense of an inadequate response to the Covid epidemic in some notable western countries minds increasingly turn to the fertile preconditions we had created. If we wish to learn and apply lessons this book should be part of that study and those lessons have far wider application than epidemiology.

Well presented case based on the evidence available. We should be as concerned about health as we are about climate yet the facts don’t seem to get through the political fog. This is an excellent book and needs more exposure.

Fantastic book by the godfather of public health, should be mandatory reading for anyone working in any element of health.