Epidemiology of Inequity from a Syndemic Perspective: A Long Way to Go

Authors: Mandl Stangl J*

DOI: 10.23880/jqhe-16000350

Volume 6, Issue 6

Abstract

Epidemiology “is a tool for changing the world, not just for studying the world”. Bill Foege [1]. In March 2020, as COVID-19 cases increased a health crisis, an economic and financial crisis and a climate crisis unfolded in parallel, deteriorating the health/quality of life loop around the world. This situation starkly highlighted a long-standing reality: from the 1980s to the present, health inequity has persisted within many countries [2], resulting in a syndemic pandemic with higher mortality and morbidity rates among the most socially disadvantaged [3].

Keywords: Health; Healthier Policies; Health Academics

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