All Health Politics Is Local
Community Battles for Medical Care and Environmental Health
By Merlin Chowkwanyun
352 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 17 halftones, 15 maps, 1 graph, 3 tables, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-6767-6
Published: July 2022 -
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-6766-9
Published: July 2022 -
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Published: May 2022
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All Health Politics Is Local shatters the notion of a single national health agenda. Health is and has always been political, shaped both by formal policy at the highest levels and by grassroots community battles far below.
About the Author
Merlin Chowkwanyun is Donald H. Gemson Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
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“Deeply researched. . . . Chowkwanyun should be commended for capturing the texture of each site in its unique geographies and institutions.”—H-Environment
“A deeply engaging book that deserves a wide readership and demonstrates a promising scholarly trajectory for the author.”—Journal of American History
“Told through engaging, real-world stories, Merlin Chowkwanyun’s examination of the interplay of local and national health policy helps bring to life the complex dynamics that both drive and prevent change. While his lens is trained on health politics, Merlin writes with solidarity, sharing lessons that can benefit all of us who are fighting for a better world.”—Sara Nelson, International President, Association of Flight Attendants
“All Health Politics Is Local thoughtfully studies four communities to reveal the relationship between local and national health policy. With careful analysis and clear writing, Chowkwanyun guides the reader to important insights on how to make meaningful progress on difficult and critical issues such as environmental health and better health care for marginalized communities. Drawing on the history of health reforms in New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Central Appalachia, Chowkwanyun has created an important and timely read for our times.”—Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Former President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“Riveting, well written, and ambitious, All Health Politics Is Local provides both cautionary tales and a road map through its intensive investigation of health politics in the midcentury United States.”—Lundy Braun, Brown University
“At a time when so many are rethinking the intersections of race, health care, the carceral state, and grassroots activism, this book offers a timely and useful contribution. Rectifying the need for greater attention to localism in the history of U.S. health care, Chowkwanyun uses first-rate archival research and strong writing to delve into how much the fate of policy reforms hinges on local politics and contexts.”—Nancy Tomes, Stony Brook University