Who gets to be healthy? The 'social determinants of health' can reduce inequities, but many policies neglect them
- Written by: Clare Littleton, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Healthy Sustainable Development, Torrens University Australia
The “social determinants of health” is a fancy way of describing a simple idea: that a person’s health is influenced not just by what they eat or do but also by social factors.
These include:
access to education (including in early childhood)
your parents’ income
being able to afford fresh fruit and vegetables
access to decent...