> .. the economic and political structure of society—the way it cares and shares.. early life—.. are.. political choices..our health decline.. It’s caused by.. tax reform that’s going to.. the rich. No question the rich will get richer.. more inequality and worse health.. we can expect to see more deaths.. from the usual conditions that kill us—cardiovascular disease, cancers..
https://iaphs.org/steven-bezruchka-talks-inequality-structural-violence-future-population-health/
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> Americans smoke less.. [people] in the healthier countries, so tobacco.. is not a significant cause for our higher mortality. Diet and other..individual behaviors prevalent in the United States..don’t account for our health disadvantage.. When asked to identify solutions to our poor health status as a nation, many respond.. more education.. on average the U.S.. has more years of schooling than.. any other country..
https://bostonreview.net/articles/stephen-bezruchka-inequality-kills/
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> Americans think that it’s #healthcare that produces health..very little evidence for that. What..[is] really important is the nature of #caring and #sharing in society.. the degree of #inequality. Where societies are more #unequal, people don’t look out for one another, they look out for themselves. Where societies are more equal— and economic #equality is..important— people look after each other.. everyone does better.
https://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/30/as_recession_deepens_how_is_the #USA
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