Vol. 19 No. 36 (2022): Sygdommens Etik 1
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Social inequalities in health: The need for a new concept of health

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  • Berit Bringedal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7146/tfss.v19i36.133048

Published 2022-06-25

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Kristine, & Bringedal, B. (2022). Social inequalities in health: The need for a new concept of health. Tidsskrift for Forskning I Sygdom Og Samfund - Journal of Research in Sickness and Society, 19(36), 27–38. https://doi.org/10.7146/tfss.v19i36.133048
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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss how the World Health Organisation’s concept of health can direct- ly or indirectly function as a cultural determinant of health and increase or maintain social inequalities in health. This goes against the sustainable development goals of the United Nations and accentuates a need to replace or complement the existing health definition. The paper concludes with a what an alternative definition should include.

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