Disempowered, shut off and less able to afford healthy choices – how financial hardship is bad for our health

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 03:37:29 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/disempowered-shut-off-and-less-able-to-afford-healthy-choices-how-financial-hardship-is-bad-for-our-health-192241>

"Australia is facing a cost-of-living crisis. Rising costs of rent, fuel, food
and power have increased financial stress for many households.

While financial pressures are now being felt by a broader section of society,
for many Australians, such pressures are constant.

The health costs of such socioeconomic disadvantage are startling. A 2021
report found the most disadvantaged 20% of Australians die four to six years
earlier than the least disadvantaged.

One-fifth of the country’s ill-health would be avoided if everyone enjoyed the
same socioeconomic circumstances as the top 20%. Internationally, more equal
societies enjoy better overall health.

So how does financial hardship damage health? And what can we do about it?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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