Approaches to Health Inequalities

HEALTH INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS

Introduction

Today, it seems to be an obvious truth that “social and environmental factors account for a substantial portion of health inequalities between and within countries.”^[1] The ubiquitous nature of economic and social inequalities is noted by all scholars.^[2] This is a truth that seems well-enough established both in the professional literature and in the consciences of the laity. The questions that occupy scholars’ time, therefore, have centrally to do with what might be done about such health inequalities and whether social divisions are more the causal origins of the inequalities or whether they are the result.^[3] As the literature reflects an ongoing investigation into all the matters addressed within this paper, definitive conclusions will have to wait until more is positively settled by the broader research community. But, certainly several pertinent issues can be explored at this time and the ongoing questions raised. Approaches to Health Inequalities Sample Paper