Socioeconomic inequalities and the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Roberto De Vogli ◽  
Rossella De Falco
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Disadvantaged Populations ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Unequal Access

The aim of this review is to examine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on health inequalities and discuss effective public policies in containing them. The Covid-19 pandemic has generated not only an unprecedented health crisis, but also a severe economic recession and rapid increase in unemployment and economic difficulties. The poorer socioeconomic classes have been most affected by SARS-CoV-2 infections and deaths due to inequalities in working, housing and area of residence conditions, psychosocial factors, as well as unequal access to health care. However, the effects of the pandemic on health inequalities can be tackled by effective policies of Covid-19 containment based on testing, tracing and isolate timely and stronger social protection measures on behalf of the most disadvantaged populations.

scholarly journals Racism in European Health Care: Structural Violence and Beyond

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1662-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hamed ◽  
Suruchi Thapar-Björkert ◽  
Hannah Bradby ◽  
Beth Maina Ahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Subtle Racism ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
European Health ◽  
Unequal Access

Research shows how racism can negatively affect access to health care and treatment. However, limited theoretical research exists on conceptualizing racism in health care. In this article, we use structural violence as a theoretical tool to understand how racism as an institutionalized social structure is enacted in subtle ways and how the “violence” built into forms of social organization is rendered invisible through repetition and routinization. We draw on interviews with health care users from three European countries, namely, Sweden, Germany, and Portugal to demonstrate how two interrelated processes of unequal access to resources and inequalities in power can lead to the silencing of suffering and erosion of dignity, respectively. The strength of this article lies in illuminating the mechanisms of subtle racism that damages individuals and leads to loss of trust in health care. It is imperative to address these issues to ensure a responsive and equal health care for all users.

Has China’s Health Sector Development Matched the Rapid Growth in the Country?

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (36) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marta Tripane
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health Area ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Unequal Access

China is the world's largest country by population, the third largest by territory and the second largest world’s economy by GDP. Therefore it is important to follow the successes and failures of China in the field of health, because they affect the health area and processes in the world. This article includes retrospective analysis of empirical data to analyze the main inputs and outputs of China's health policy in order to identify the main problems and highlight the major challenges. In the article is concluded that main problems are related with insufficient and unequal access to health care.

scholarly journals P1.06-020 Unequal Access to Health Care System Have a Higher Impact in Upgrading Staging for 8th TNM Ed

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. S1993
Author(s):  
M.T. Ruiz Tsukazan ◽  
A. Vigo ◽  
L. Lago ◽  
G. Lenz ◽  
V. Duval Da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Unequal Access ◽  
Care System

Health Care Needs in Crisis: An Exploratory Study of Latinos in the Midwest

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Hunt ◽  
Isabel Montemayor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Language Competency ◽  
Unequal Access ◽  
Midwestern City

Currently, the United States is facing a health care crisis. The number of uninsured and underinsured people is increasing steadily, with Latinos especially hard hit, at nearly triple the national rate of uninsured. For many in this population, difficulty in accessing adequate health care is multiplied by poverty, limited English language competency, and immigration status. In this paper, we report on focus groups and interviews conducted with a group of Latinos in a mid-sized Midwestern city, regarding their experiences with the health care system. Our analysis provides some insight into how unequal access to health care is affecting U.S. Latinos with and without health insurance. We offer some modest recommendations toward community advocacy that may help Latinos and other marginalized groups to better access the health services they need.

scholarly journals Main Health Issue In Haiti: A Brief Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axler Jean Paul ◽  
Marlorie Petit ◽  
Lesly Ed Archer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health System ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Basic Health ◽  
Geographic Coverage ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
And Training

Haiti reports a chronic structural and organizational crisis dating back more than 30 years. It is described 3 main tracks missing in the Haitian health system: geographic coverage, pointing to the problem of access to health care; financial coverage, and the inadequacy of basic health services. The problem of infrastructure, organization and training leads to disparities in the population where the most vulnerable are the ones who pay the consequences. This document presents a few statistical lines that will help to better understand the health crisis in the country both structurally and organizationally. Through the results of published work, we present the main points of weakness in the Haitian health system, which will help identify avenues for intervention with a view to change and improvement.

Investigating unavoidable deaths and unequal access to health care

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Russ ◽  
Eric Emerson ◽  
Anna Marriott
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Unequal Access

scholarly journals Effects of economic recession on elderly patients’ perceptions of access to health care and medicines in Portugal

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa Alves da Costa ◽  
Inês Teixeira ◽  
Filipa Duarte-Ramos ◽  
Luís Proença ◽  
Ana Rita Pedro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Inequities in immigrants’ access to health care services: disentangling potential barriers

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 1191-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Devillanova ◽  
Tommaso Frattini
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Second Generation Immigrants ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Unequal Access

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess whether immigrants suffer from unequal access to health care services, that add to prevailing socioeconomic barriers to care. Design/methodology/approach Using a uniquely rich Italian health survey, the authors estimate the correlation between immigrant status and the probability of accessing health services, conditional on a rich set of individual and territorial characteristics. Findings Results show that foreigners are more likely to contact emergency services and less likely to visit specialist doctors and use preventive care. Similar results hold for second-generation immigrants. Originality/value The authors discuss the sources of observed inequities and suggest tentative policy implications to promote equal access.

scholarly journals Unequal access to health care in England

BMJ ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 341 (aug11 1) ◽  
pp. c3726-c3726 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bowling ◽  
M. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Unequal Access
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