Pathways to health and illness

Stephen Bezruchka

Chapter 4 in Handbook on the Social Determinants of Health, 2025, pp 35-48 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The relationship between mortality rates and political economy varies across the globe, but the reasons for these uneven rates may be surprising. While population health is commonly associated with access to healthcare, today’s health outcomes among nations are related less to medical care and more to varying histories of colonization and attendant exploitation. Determinants span the range from personal behaviours to political contexts, while medical care’s role is less significant. Given these variables and the unique political contexts of the United States, US health has been declining for a decade and now constitutes a population health emergency.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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