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Despite living in a globalized world there exist staggering inequalities in health. Global Health Inequities questions taken-for-granted assumptions about globalization and health. Critical but accessible, the book links theory and empirical work to elucidate key debates, highlighting the most significant challenges facing global health today.

Context for Entrenched Racial Health Inequities / Maureen R. Benjamins, Fernando G. De Maio, and Ruqaiijah Yearby -- Theorizing the Causes of Health Inequities / Fernando G. De Maio and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Inequities in All-Cause Mortality, Life Expectancy, and Premature Mortality / Maureen R. Benjamins, Nazia Saiyed, Abigail Silva, and Fernando G. De Maio -- Inequities in the Ten Leading Causes of Death / Abigail Silva, Nazia Saiyed, Fernando G. De Maio, and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Inequities in Selected Causes of Death : HIV, Homicide, and Opioid / Abigail Silva, Nazia Saiyed, and Maureen R. Benjamins -- Understanding Mortality Patterns and Inequities across US Cities / Fernando G. De Maio, Maureen R. Benjamins, Abigail Silva, and Nazia Saiyed -- Using a Social Justice Framework to Help Achieve Health Equity / Abigail Silva, Michael Rozier, and Sharon Homan -- Data Are Not Enough : Moving toward Solutions-Focused Communication / Kristin Monnard, Jana Hirschtick, Maureen Benjamins, and Pamela Roesch -- Mobilizing to Action : Overcoming Chicago's 16-Year Life Expectancy Gap / Pamela Roesch, Brittney S. Lange-Maia, Eve Shapiro, Darlene Oliver Hightower, Veenu Verma, Nikhil G. Prachand, Emily LaFlamme, Ayesha Jaco, David Ansell, Sharon Homan, and the West Side United Metrics Working Group.