SES and Health

This article (the new one) made me think about the introsem I am in about Children's Health Disparities. We studied the differences in infant mortality and birth weight based on the mother's health and demographics. Because of that, I wasn't too surprised about this article, but it reinforced some of the ideas we learned.

It is shocking how little is done to close health disparities between races, education levels, and socio-economic status. Even more than simply having basic health, the fact that there are inequalities makes it even worse because we know that we can do better and just aren't. Using the highest health categories should give us guidelines about how to shape policies to close the health disparities.