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1 |
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Social circumstances (social stratification and position) determine social inequities only (at the population level). |
2 |
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The institutional, socioeconomic and macroeconomic contexts, the social values adopted by a given society, and inequitable public policies are all key factors in causing social inequities |
3 |
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Individuals and social groups in the upper social strata run twice the risk of serious illness and premature death |
4 |
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Material and psychological causes (risk conditions) contribute to the risk factors, their effects extending to all causes of disease and death and to all social groups. |
5 |
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Social disadvantages may be absolute or relative, and they tend to affect the same social groups, resulting in a lifelong, accumulated impact on health. |
6 |
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Inequalities appear not only when comparing countries, but radical differences can be found within countries as well. |
7 |
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One way of measuring inequity is to pay attention to the distance between those at the top and those at the bottom of the social ladder, since social inequity does not appear in the entire social gradient. |
8 |
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When different analyses on SDH are reviewed, three main approaches may be identified: the psychosocial approach, the social production of health/disease approach and the multilevel ecosocial approach, which are not complementary because they are built on different theoretical foundations |
9 |
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An integrated and strategic framework for SDH actions adopts social position as the key concept whereby health inequity mechanisms are interpreted as the causes of power, wealth and risk distribution, stratifying health outcomes. |
10 |
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In order to build an integrated and strategic approach it is important, first of all, to consider that any serious effort to reduce health inequities will involve changing the distribution of power within society to the benefit of advantaged groups and actions may take place at various levels |