SOSA 2503 Lecture Notes - Infant Mortality, Death, Demographic Transition
15 Dec 2013
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Aboriginal status; gender; disability; housing; early life; income and income distribution; education; race; employment and working conditions; social exclusion; food insecurity; social safety net; health services; unemployment and job security. Effects much stronger than the ones associated with behaviours such as diet, physical activity, and even tobacco and excessive alcohol use. Income the single most important social determinant of health . Income and income inequality, lower income = more health problems. Suicide rates in poorest neighbourhoods are 2x those in wealthiest neighbourhoods. Life expectancy differs between rich=86. 3 years, poor=65. 5 years (in. Toronto: york university school of health policy and. Inequality is inevitable, may be justifiable in some situations, Goal: equality of opportunity, rather than condition. De-emphasize negative effects of health inequalities, rich wouldn"t use medicare = privatization. Demographic transition to aging population (longer lives, fewer children) Societies well off, should improve help of population. Marxist revival, relative position of poor health improves. Overall/everyone"s health improved, but gap still present.
