That is a very good point. Just to let folks know, there is an link to the article, "Social Justice is Good for Our Hearts" within the "Healthy Hearts and Healthy Communities" article on the Canadian Health Network. Click where it says previous research.
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From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Dennis Raphael
Sent: November 18, 2004 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [SDOH] Canadian Health Network
There is still a fundamental problem with the report. It assumes that 90%
of variance associated with heart disease is due to biomedical and
lifestyle factors. This is only the case when you fail to include income
and/or education as relevant variables. It has been known since the
mid-1970s (Whitehall studies and numerous ad nauseum studies since then)
that biomedical and lifestyle factors account for at best 20-30% of
variance in incidence and mortality from CVD.
Who is fooling whom?
For a compilation of some of the contrary evidence, please see:
Raphael, D. (2002). Social Justice is Good for Our Hearts: Why Societal
Factors —
Not Lifestyles — are Major Causes of Heart Disease in Canada and Elsewhere.
Toronto: CSJ Foundation for Research and Education which is available at:.
http://www.socialjustice.org/pdfs/JusticeGoodHearts.pdf
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