Economic opportunity may have a significant effect on health behaviors, risks
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 09:02
in Health & Medicine
Evidence has been found that economic opportunity -- the prospect that individuals may be able to improve their economic status -- may have important effects on the health of a community. The researchers found that mortality rates were higher and that risk factors like obesity and smoking and the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes were greater in areas with the lowest levels of economic opportunity, based on a nationwide database.