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Action required : the urgency of addressing social determinants of health
Recurso electrónico / Electronic resource
MAP20190028141
Action required : the urgency of addressing social determinants of health / PwC Health Research Institute. — London [etc.] : PwC Health Research Institute, 2019
Sumario: Modern medicine, a marvel of technology and ingenuity, ushers in waves of progress that can add length and quality to human life. And yet certain powerful countervailing forces work against the efficacy of new treatments. The social determinants of health often-ignored social factors such as employment; housing; income inequality; and level of access to clean water, education and transportation undermine progress and can swamp the health systems that ignore them. Because even the most advanced medical interventions are rendered ineffective when people struggle with social isolation, income inequality, poor nutrition and pollution. As social factors counteract medical best practices, health systems often remain focussed on creating solutions at the wrong interaction point: after people are already sick and in crisis
1. Salud ‌. 2. Medicina ‌. 3. Factores de riesgo ‌. 4. Condiciones de vida ‌. 5. Interacción ‌. I. PricewaterhouseCoopers ‌. II. Title.