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Social determinants of population health
Lisa Berkman, Professor of Epidemiology, Public Policy, and Global Health and Population, Director of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University
| What | MPC Seminar Series |
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November 03, 2008 12:15 PM
November 03, 2008 01:15 PM
November 03, 2008 from 12:15 pm to 01:15 pm |
| Where | MPC Seminar Room, 50 Willey Hall |
| Contact Email | mpc@umn.edu |
| Contact Phone | 612-624-8806 |
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Abstract:
In virtually all countries, men and women who are socially disadvantaged or socially excluded from society are at increased mortality risk. This near universal link between social disadvantage and poor health is widely documented and has been observed over centuries. However, the magnitude and distribution of social risks related to mortality varies widely across countries and within states and counties in the US. In addition, the differences have varied widely over different time periods over the last decades. Socioeconomic inequalities in health are ubiquitous and yet highly variable. Our challenge is to identify the social, economic, environmental conditions and policies that produce the largest risks so that we can promote policies to remedy the largest inequalities in health.
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