Syme S Leonard
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr;27(2):456-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.2.456.
It is well known that people in racial and ethnic minority groups and in lower social-class positions have higher morbidity and mortality rates from virtually every disease. To effectively deal with the problem, we will need to adopt a more appropriate conceptual model that focuses on the fundamental determinants of health, we will need to understand how important this is for all Americans as a society, and we will need to better deal with the issues people care about: their children, homes, jobs, safety, education, families, retirement, and future prospects.
众所周知，种族和少数族裔群体以及社会地位较低的人群几乎每种疾病的发病率和死亡率都更高。为了有效解决这个问题，我们需要采用一个更合适的概念模型，该模型关注健康的基本决定因素，我们需要明白这对作为一个社会整体的所有美国人有多重要，并且我们需要更好地处理人们关心的问题：他们的孩子、住房、工作、安全、教育、家庭、退休和未来前景。
