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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455874503321

Titolo

The solid facts / / edited by Richard Wilkinson and Micheal Marmot ; contributors, Professor Mel Bartley [and twelve others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, Denmark : , : World Health Organization, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

9780585492522

92-890-1401-6

0-585-49252-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (33 p.)

Disciplina

362.107

Soggetti

Health - Social aspects

Public health - Social aspects

Social medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Social determinants of health"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; 1. The social gradient; 2. Stress; 3. Early life; 4. Social exclusion; 5. Work; 6. Unemployment; 7. Social support; 8. Addiction; 9. Food; 10. Transport; WHO and other important sources

Sommario/riassunto

Poorer people live shorter lives and are more often ill than the rich. This disparity has drawn attention to the remarkable sensitivity of health to the social environment. This publication examines this social gradient in health, and explains how psychological and social influences affect physical health and longevity. It then looks at what is known about the most important social determinants of health today, and the role that public policy can play in shaping a social environment that is more conducive to better health.