Why justice is good for our health: the social determinants of health inequalities.

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dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Norman
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Bruce P
dc.contributor.authorKawachi, Ichiro
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:26Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:26Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractWe have known for over 150 years that an individual’s chances of life and death are patterned according to social class: the more affluent and educated people are, the longer and healthier their lives. These patterns persist even when there is universal access to health care – a fact quite surprising to those who think financial access to medical services is the primary determinant of health status. In fact, recent cross-national evidence suggests that the greater the degree of socioeconomic inequality that exists within a society, the steeper the gradient of health inequality. As a result, middle-income groups in a less equal society will have worse health than comparable or even poorer groups in a society with greater equality.
dc.description.urihttp://www.jstor.org/pss/20027594
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/pzec-ghne
dc.identifier.citationDaniels, Norman and Kennedy, Bruce P and Kawachi, Ichiro (1999) Why justice is good for our health: the social determinants of health inequalities. Daedalus, 128 (4). pp. 215-251.
dc.identifier.issn0011-5266
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2820
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23463
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectsocial class
dc.subjectsocioeconomic inequality
dc.subjecthealth inequality
dc.titleWhy justice is good for our health: the social determinants of health inequalities.
dc.typeArticle

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