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Title: Socioeconomic inequalities and health


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Socioeconomic inequalities and health
  • Michael de Looper

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The Black Report
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In Australia
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In Australia
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Recent AIHW involvement
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A tale of two cities socio-demographic profile,
2001
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A tale of two cities socio-economic status, 2001
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A tale of two cities deaths aged 075 per
100,000 population, 20002002
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A tale of two cities chronic disease per 1,000
population, 2001
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A tale of two cities risk factors per 1,000
population, 2001
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A tale of two cities
  • City L1 Lindfield (Northern Sydney Division
    of General Practice)
  • Data Source PHIDU 2005

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A tale of two cities
  • City L2 Liverpool (Liverpool Division of
    General Practice)
  • Data Source PHIDU 2005

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Index of relative socioeconomic disadvantage
  • Fairfield, NSW (857)
  • (Highest rates of GP services, diabetes,
    psychological distress, physical inactivity,
    lowest rates risk alcohol)
  • Northern Sydney, NSW (1129)
  • (Lowest rates of premature death, circulatory
    deaths, psychological distress, poor/fair
    self-assessed health, smokers)

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Social determinants of health
  • Poor social and economic circumstances affect
    health throughout life...
  • ...nor are the effects confined to the poor the
    social gradient in health runs right across
    society
  • (Wilkinson and Marmot 1993)

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Conceptual framework
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Indicators of socioeconomic position
  • Income or wealth
  • Education
  • Housing and amenities
  • Employment status
  • Occupation

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Inequity in health
  • Differences in health that are not only
    unnecessary and avoidable, but, in addition, are
    considered unfair and unjust (Whitehead 1992)

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