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to balance “upstream” work to keep people healthy through adequate services in the social sphere, with “downstream” work of medical care for people after they have become ill.
Elizabeth Bradley • The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less
“All people are of equal worth and the individual should be free to act . . . all people should have an equal chance to realize their efforts. For this to be possible, it is necessary that the major differences between the health of different groups should be reduced. The Committee has chosen not to define what health means. Health is a subjective
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For instance, people from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are twice as likely as those from advantaged backgrounds to face serious illness and premature death.40 Among middle-class office workers, those occupying a lower rank in the organizational hierarchy face more disease and earlier death than do higher ranking staff.41 Poverty
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Dan Williams • On becoming less left-wing (Part 1)
The Ongoing Effects of Racial Discrimination
Brian Fikkert • Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People
The Upstream Doctors: Medical Innovators Track Sickness to Its Source (Kindle Single) (TED Books)
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Disempowerment,” Michael told me, “is at the heart12 of poor health”—physical, mental, and emotional.
Johann Hari • Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
greener neighbourhoods that offer a connection with nature might actually reduce the health gap between rich and poor and lead to a better, more equal society.