HST209H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intersectionality, Universal Health Care, Distributive Justice
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Inequalities of health that are unfair; unjust, avoidable, unnecessary health problems: when people are getting a disproportionate health service, a value judgement on the things we see. Equity is not always equal but is fair. Not just access to healthcare that drives the health status and health outcomes. Up to 50% is determined by social circumstance: e. g. , income, social status, upbringing, etc. Social conditions have a powerful influence on health. Specific pathways through which the social determinants of health affect health are complex and not fully known. E. g. , improved health in better-off neighborhoods may be explained by better social conditions. Universal declaration of human rights: adopted by the united nations general assembly on dec 10 1948 after wwii, declares rights and freedoms for all humans, article 25. 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of adequate living: access to medical care.
