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>Heather Welford Neil stated that she things that health care systems cannot
>overcome inequities in socioeconomic status. That is simply not the case.
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>The inequity is that those with lower socioeconmic status do not have access
>to adequate medical care.
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>Susan Burger
You're right, Susan, and I agree with you - but you have
misrepresented what I said. I said healthcare systems ' have really
minimal impact, by themselves, on health outomes, which are largely
predicted, and predictable, by social and economic circumstances.'
The social and economic circumstances I have in mind include the
access (geographical and economic ) to good health care *and* things
like basic nutrition plus supportive community and family
networks....all of which, I think you would find, are excellent in
places where health is good compared to a low GDP.
I am really not saying that excellence in healthcare systems is a
waste of money!!
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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