Books
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
In The Color of Law (published by Liveright in May 2017), written by Richard Rothstein who argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America-the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife-is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels. Rothstein was a panelist on an Economic Policy Institute webinar, July 9, 2020, discussing his book and Reconstruction 2020: Valuing Black Lives and Economic Opportunities for All. The webinar can be seen on line. Rothstein also works at University of California, Berkeley
Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care
Offers an innovative plan to eliminate inequalities in American health care and save the lives they endanger.
Tackling health inequities through public health practice: Theory to Action
This book is edited by Richard Hoficher and Rajiv Bhatia in 2010 and compiled with support from NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials) as a project initiative.
The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World
Michael Marmot, president of the World Medical Association authored this book on health and life inequities and the impact on health. He notes the tools and resources that exist to improve levels of health and the injustice in not using them.
Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition
Edited by Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson published by the Oxford University Press in 2011. This book has many international contributors including Dr. David R. Williams from the University of Michigan.