Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "McNamara, Courtney L."
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The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
McNamara, Courtney L.; Balaj, Mirza; Thomson, Katie H.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Solheim, Erling F.; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: A range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been found to follow a social pattern whereby socioeconomic status predicts either a higher or lower risk of disease. Comprehensive evidence on the socioeconomic ... -
Trade Agreements, Human Rights, and Health in the Context of Labour Markets and Environmental Standards
McNamara, Courtney L.; Labonté, Ronald (Chapter, 2019)As the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) continues to rise, so too does public concern over associated labour market and environmental impacts. Many trade unionists, for example, have protested over expected increases ... -
Trade agreements, public policy and social inequalities in health
Huijts, Tim; McNamara, Courtney L. (Journal article, 2018) -
Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study
McNamara, Courtney L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: This study investigates the health impacts of a major liberalization episode in the textile and clothing (T&C) sector. This episode triggered substantial shifts in employment across a wide range of countries. ... -
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe
Fjær, Erlend Løvø; Landet, Erling Ravnanger; McNamara, Courtney L.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background While the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular in western societies, we do not understand why CAM use is more frequent in some countries than in others. The aim of ... -
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health
Labonté, Ronald; Crosbie, Eric; Gleeson, Deborah; McNamara, Courtney L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background In late 2018 the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed a new trade agreement (most commonly referred to by its US-centric acronym, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA) to replace the 1994 ... -
USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty
Labonté, Ronald; Gleeson, Deborah; McNamara, Courtney L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The USMCA (NAFTA 2.0), although signed over a year ago, went through several months of renegotiation of certain of its new rules that the Democrat-controlled US Congress wanted altered or strengthened. In December a ‘Protocol ...