Inequalities in health are the result of where you’re born, live, work and grow old | Letter
Our life expectancy is not simply our personal responsibility, writes Jennie Popay Having spent several decades as a researcher in the health equity field, I was irritated to see that well-worn, misleading trope about personal responsibility for poor health being given the oxygen of publicity by the Guardian ( At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study says, 20 May ). The Oxford Longevity Project’s study gave the impression that the main cause of poor health
Jennie Popay
Lancaster University
Oxford Healthspan
Oxford Longevity Project
Royaume-Uni
Évolution chronologique
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Inégalités de santé : une chercheuse conteste l’accent mis sur la responsabilité individuelle
La professeure Jennie Popay conteste une étude attribuant 80 % de la responsabilité de la mauvaise santé à l’individu, rappelant le rôle déterminant des conditions matérielles et s...