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The influence of social and economic environment on health

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Resumo:One health approach brings together environment, human and animal health as interdependent determinants of health, including the social and economic conditions. This chapter provides insights on how social and economic factors can influence health through cultural habits, lifestyles, conditioned access to health care, to green spaces, to healthy food, exposure to pollution and to poor sanitation conditions. The challenge of managing socio-economic factors influencing health is addressed focusing in the need to provide for reliable information to the public and adequate public policies.
Autores principais:Vidal, Diogo Guedes
Outros Autores:Oliveira, Gisela; Pontes, Manuela; Maia, Rui Leandro; Ferraz, Maria Pia
Assunto:Socioeconomic health determinants Environmental health determinants Health inequalities Environmental inequalities Public policies
Ano:2022
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade Fernando Pessoa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional - Universidade Fernando Pessoa
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Resumo:One health approach brings together environment, human and animal health as interdependent determinants of health, including the social and economic conditions. This chapter provides insights on how social and economic factors can influence health through cultural habits, lifestyles, conditioned access to health care, to green spaces, to healthy food, exposure to pollution and to poor sanitation conditions. The challenge of managing socio-economic factors influencing health is addressed focusing in the need to provide for reliable information to the public and adequate public policies.