Introduction 1. Overview 2. Poverty and Health 3. The Politics of Health Care Inequalities 4. Poverty, Public. Health, and Tuberculosis Control in New York City: Lessons from the Past 5. Inequalities in Health 6. Medical Care and the Poor: Focus on Hypertension and Diabetes 7.

Socioeconomic Differentials in Arthritis and Its Treatment 8. Making a Difference in the Health of Children 9. Health Care of the Poor: The Contribution of Social Insurance.