Health inequality persists today, though our public health response—our modern Metropolitan Health Laws—must address more insidious causes and conditions of illness. There is a robust literature linking income
Health inequalitiesIncomeIncome inequalitySelf-rated health statusBackground:The negative association between income inequality and health has been known in the literature as the Income Inequality Hypothesis (IIH). Despite the multiple studies examining the validity of this hypothesis, evidence is still ...
The well-known Income Inequality Hypothesis suggests that income disparities in a country are detrimental for people's health. Empirical studies testing this hypothesis so far have found mixed results. In this study, we argue that a reason for these mixed findings may be that high national income...
Although the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, health disparities remain prevalent across the country. These disparities take form in various ways but most commonly involve geography, race and ethnicity, and wealth or income inequality. As the wealth gap in the United...
And nearly everyone agrees the government needs to intervene to address these disparities. Over half of all respondents regardless of income said it should be a governmental priority to address income inequality and make insurance accessible for everyone, although more low-income respondents (7...
Governmental policies that promote income inequality must be acknowledged. Fiscal actions can improve income disparities. Universal health care could provide some increase in income equality. Improving the stability of other social programs such as Social Security and Medicaid could also relieve cost concer...
Evidence of the association between income inequality and mortality has been mixed. Studies indicate that growing income inequalities reflect inequalities between, rather than within, racial groups. Racial segregation may play a role. We examine the role of racial segregation on the relationship between...
health disparities in relation to CVD and hypertension. A four-step regression method was then constructed to measure the role of health behaviors in income-related health disparities. Using indirect effects, mediation by health behaviors was examined. Income-related health disparities in chronic ...
Health-income inequality has been the focus of many studies. The relationship between economic conditions and health has also been widely studied. However, not much is known about how changes in aggregate economic conditions relate to health-income inequality. Nevertheless, such knowledge would have ...
Income inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income or wealth among individuals or groups. 收入不平等指的是收入或财富在个人或群体之间分配不平衡的现象。The issue is significant as it contributes to social and economic disparities , affecting access to education, healthcare, and social mobil...