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Inequality’s Impact on Health

KPFA - Against the Grain

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The Japanese Value of Social Harmony

Stephen Besruchka is associate teaching professor emeritus at the University of Washington's School of Public Health. His new book is inequality kills us all: COVID-19's health lessons for the world. In studies after study after study, social support at the family and community level matters more for producing health than behaviors like smoking or alcohol consumption.

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