PUBPOL 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Infant Mortality, Concentrated Poverty, Substance Abuse
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Health: physical, emotional, social wellbeing, not merely absence of disease. Disparities: exist bc factors outside of individuals and preferences. U. s. health disparities: differences between u. s. and & developed countries; differences between states; differences between groups of people. Us vs other developed nations: we have worse infant mortality rates. Health outcomes of group of individuals including determinants of outcomes, and policies that link determinants and outcomes. Social disadvantage linked w/poorer health; well-paying jobs are more likely to provide benefits, greater financial security, and ability to afford healthier living conditions. Education can lead to improved health by increasing health knowledge and healthy behaviors, allowing more-educated individuals to make better-informed, health related decisions for themselves and their families. Greater educational attainment has been associated with health-promoting behaviors and better employment opportunities which are major determinants of economic resources. Tuberculosis continues to disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities, including foreign-born individuals.
