Teaching health in an era of inequality. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Buder, Iris; Jennings, Jake
• Is Part Of: International journal of pluralism and economics education. Volume 9:Number 1/2(2018)
• Page Start: 50
• Page End: 68
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: health disparities -- socio-economic status -- SES -- income inequality -- teaching inequality -- economics education -- United States healthcare -- mortality -- morbidity -- health/wealth gradient -- Gini index -- income distribution -- social policy; Economics -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Pluralism -- Periodicals; 330.071
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-5648

Abstract

With rising inequalities in the USA health disparities are also increasing, which is especially pronounced when viewed by racial/ethnic group and by socio-economic status. This paper provides an outline for instructing on these disparities, and specifically their impact on health outcomes.