Health Affairs July, 2020
ABSTRACT
A global health equity movement relies on research showing how social factors affect health
Social determinants of health—factors such as housing, education, neighborhood, and income—have increasingly entered health policy conversations as a growing body of research reveals the direct relationship between these so-called social determinants and health outcomes. Professor Sir Michael Marmot was an early proponent of shifting from the traditional model that focused on how health affects economic status to a new view that economic status affects health.
A renowned thinker, leader, author, and researcher on health equity in England and across the world, Marmot has led research groups on health inequalities for more than forty years. His work at the World Health Organization as chair of...
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