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 Subject: [spiritof1848] Article: The Influence Of Income On
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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:16:02 -0500
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Subject: Article: The Influence Of Income On Health - Views Of An Epidemi
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The Influence Of Income On Health: Views Of An Epidemiologist

Does money really matter? Or is it a marker for something else?

Michael Marmot
Health Affairs, March/April 2002

Available at: http://130.94.25.113/freecontent/s7.htm
<http://130.94.25.113/freecontent/s7.htm>

"......Income is related to health in three ways: through the gross national
product of countries, the income of individuals, and the income inequalities
among rich nations and among geographic areas. A central question is the
degree to which these associations reflect a causal association. If so,
redistribution of income would improve health. This paper discusses two ways
in which income could be causally related to health: through a direct effect
on the material conditions necessary for biological survival, and through an
effect on social participation and opportunity to control life
circumstances. The fewer goods and services are provided publicly by the
community, the more important individual income is for health. Under present
U.S. circumstances, a policy of counteracting growing income inequalities
through the tax and benefit system and of public provision appears
justified......."








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