I suggest this short thread helps explain why health literacy should
be considred a social determinant of health. Professionals need to
communicate clearly and people (at large) need the skills to find,
understand, analyze, and use information about health.

Andrew

On 4/18/07, Ivy Shiue <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Rahul,
>
> I agree on your statement. This made it harder to pass the true message to
> all people. It is a good reflection from different views.
>
> So, I am thinking maybe the term like "income gap-ism"? Well, it is just an
> idea popped out in my mind.
>
> Ivy
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> Rahul Mediratta <[log in to unmask]> 說：
> I agree with a previous post that income inequality could be wrapped up in
> the term 'classism'. However, I would argue more for Dennis' suggestion of
> inequity. Some worldviews treat income inequality as acceptable, maybe
> inevitable, and sometimes preferred; otherwise known as classism. Inequity
> recognizes that certain distributions of income/wealth are simply unfair. If
> a country garners a certain level of gross income or GDP/GNP, then vast
> income inequalities that conscript large numbers of adults and children into
> poverty is outright unfair. The construction of income inequalities as
> inequity would provide space for classists to remain (i.e. some level of
> income inequality will remain) while equitably providing all individuals
> with a basic basket of human and health services.
>
> I suspect that I just made a circular argument. But, I am not sure.
>
> Rahul Mediratta
> BHS Honours, Health Policy
> http://winstoninwonderland.blogspot.com
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: John Courtneidge
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:37:13 PM
> Subject: [SDOH] Finding a concise word or term
>
> Dear friends
>
> The puzzle is how to phrase a concise set of words - even one word -
> that nails income inequality as an evil to be eradicated.
>
> Eg - homophobia, racist, sexism, gender discrimination - are all bads =
> must be eradicated.
>
> But a similar word or phrase for income inequality as an explicit bad -
> I'm stumped for one.
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> ?Incomeinequalityism? Poor bashing isn't it.
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> Any ideas?
>
> xo
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> john
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