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State-level educational disparities in mortality in the United States, 2010-2014.
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It is found that educational disparities in mortality existed in every US state with varying magnitude across states and by sex, and call for tailored interventions among socially disadvantaged populations, especially in high disparity states and among young adults.About:
This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2018-01-01. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Relative index of inequality.read more
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries
Florence Jusot,Anton E. Kunst,Mall Leinsalu,Gwenn Menvielle,Maartje M. Schaap,Albert-Jan R. Roskam,Irina Stirbu,Johan P. Mackenbach +7 more
TL;DR: Variation across Europe in the magnitude of inequalities in health associated with socioeconomic status is observed, which might be reduced by improving educational opportunities, income distribution, health-related behavior, or access to health care.
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Minimizing the burden of cancer in the United States: Goals for a high-performing health care system
TL;DR: Challenges with the provision of care across the cancer control continuum in the United States are described and goals for a high‐performing health system that could reduce disparities and the burden of cancer are identified.
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Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in premature and avoidable mortality in Canada, 1991-2016.
TL;DR: Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups have not benefited equally from recent declines in premature and avoidable mortality in Canada, and efforts to reduce socioeconomic inequalities and associated patterns of disadvantage are necessary.
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Evidence to Improve Physical Activity among Medically Underserved Older adults: A Scoping Review.
Yi Ling Hu,Kristin Junge,An Thi Nguyen,Kelsey Hiegel,Emily Somerville,Marian Keglovits,Susan Stark +6 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that more studies are needed to reduce health disparities related to PA participation for medically underserved older adults and intervention components such as race/ethnicity-relevant barriers and facilitators and culturally sensitive materials are also needed.
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The role of education and ethnicity on amenable mortality due to five leading non-communicable diseases among Blacks and Whites in the United States, 1990-2015
TL;DR: A strong effect of attained education was shown as a key factor for developing and directing health programs aiming to decrease NCD mortality among predominant US races.
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TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015, finding several countries in sub-Saharan Africa had very large gains in life expectancy, rebounding from an era of exceedingly high loss of life due to HIV/AIDS.
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Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease
Bruce G. Link,Jo C. Phelan +1 more
TL;DR: It is argued that social factors such as socioeconomic status and social support are likely 'fundamental causes" of disease that affect multiple disease outcomes through multiple mechanisms, and consequently maintain an association with disease even when intervening mechanisms change.
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries
Johan P. Mackenbach,Irina Stirbu,Albert-Jan R. Roskam,Maartje M. Schaap,Gwenn Menvielle,Mall Leinsalu,Anton E. Kunst +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the magnitude of inequalities in mortality and self-assessed health among 22 countries in all parts of Europe and found that in almost all countries, the rates of death and poorer selfassessments of health were substantially higher in groups of lower socioeconomic status.
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Socioeconomic Disparities In Health: Pathways And Policies
TL;DR: Reducing SES disparities in health will require policy initiatives addressing the components of socioeconomic status (income, education, and occupation) as well as the pathways by which these affect health.