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Governing for Health: Advancing Health and Equity through Policy and Advocacy
Author(s) -
Clifford Sarah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health promotion journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2201-1617
pISSN - 1036-1073
DOI - 10.1002/hpja.304
Subject(s) - citation , equity (law) , library science , management , political science , medicine , sociology , media studies , law , computer science , economics
In an age of wellness peddled to the predominantly white middle-class by the overwhelmingly white upper-class, Baum's book is a firm reminder of the systemic and structural issues which detrimentally impact an individual's health. As Gwyneth Paltrow charges approximately $8000 a ticket for entry to her 'In Goop Health summit' (Bryant, 2019), and lifestyle influencers brand their perfectly styled, plastic free, free range, organic, sustainable lifestyles as authentic and achievable (Chocano, 2019), Baum's distaste for the neoliberal naval gazing (and subsequent individual blaming) is a refreshing addition to the conversation.