Reducing racial and social-class inequalities in health: the need for a new approach.

Full Abstract

It is well known that people in racial and ethnic minority groups and in lower social-class positions have higher morbidity and mortality rates from virtually every disease. To effectively deal with the problem, we will need to adopt a more appropriate conceptual model that focuses on the fundamental determinants of health, we will need to understand how important this is for all Americans as a society, and we will need to better deal with the issues people care about: their children, homes, jobs, safety, education, families, retirement, and future prospects.

Author information

Author/s: Syme, S Leonard (SL);

Affiliation: School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. slsyme(-atsign-)berkeley.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Health affairs (Project Hope) (Health Aff (Millwood)), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 27 (issue 2) : pp 456-9

Dates: Created 2008/03/11; Completed 2008/12/10;

PMID: 18332502, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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