Stephen Bezruchka
Public health physician and academic focused on population health, inequality, and social determinants of health; author of Born Sick in the USA and other works on how political and social factors shape national health outcomes.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 36min
Stephen Bezruchka, "Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Stephen Bezruchka, a public health physician who studies how social and political forces shape population health. He explores why the U.S. fares poorly in life expectancy despite high spending. Topics include inequality as a toxic force, early-life and intergenerational stress, geographic and racial disparities, cultural supports like the Latino advantage, and policy lessons from Japan.
Jan 29, 2026 • 36min
Stephen Bezruchka, "Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Stephen Bezruchka, an epidemiologist studying how social forces shape population health, lays out how politics, inequality, and early-life stress drive poor U.S. health. He compares U.S. rankings to other nations. He examines historical roots, racial and regional gaps, cultural supports, and postwar policy lessons. He ends with policy ideas to reset national health goals.
