Health and Healthcare Systems
健康の公平性を改善 - 都市が果たす役割
社会的に脆弱な立場にある人々の健康と、健康の公平性を改善するには、健康の社会的決定要因に対処する必要があります。米国では、健康アウトカムの中で医療が占める割合は10～20％に過ぎず、教育や所得などの社会的決定要因が残りの80～90％を占めると推定されています。
Ann Aerts is Head of the Novartis Foundation.
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