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THE QUESTION: If structural inequality causes measurable brain damage, who's accountable?

🎧 Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/18350906
📖 Read: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/181635287
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Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy

🇨🇦 Independent science conversations that honour humanity.

#BrainHealth #PrecisionMedicine #Neuroscience #HealthEquity #MentalHealth #AIHealthcare #GlobalHealth #Epigenetics #SocialDeterminants #PublicHealth

🧠 The Medicine of Belonging: How Healing Society Heals the Brain - Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy 🇨🇦‬

Please take a look at the corresponding Substack episode.There’s a number that should keep us all awake at night: 443 million. That’s how many disability-adjusted life years—healthy years of life lost to disease and early death—were stolen by neur...

Buzzsprout

Paul Houle Oct 7

💢 Mental health benefits of retirement not evenly shared among different income levels, study says

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-mental-health-benefits-evenly-income.html

#retirement #inequality #income #socialdeterminants #mentalhealth #health #study #research

Mental health benefits of retirement not evenly shared among different income levels, study says

The impact of retirement on mental health depends on income level, the nature of the job left behind, and the age at which people leave the workforce, a study suggests.

Phys.org

Paul Houle Jul 31, 2025

⚖️ Inequality, pollution, and democracy levels shape how quickly populations age: Study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-inequality-pollution-democracy-quickly-populations.html

#inequality #health #socialdeterminants #population #research #aging

Inequality, pollution, and democracy levels shape how quickly populations age: Study

A groundbreaking international study of 161,981 participants across 40 countries published in Nature Medicine reveals that air pollution, social inequality, and weak democratic institutions substantially accelerate aging. The collaborative study involves leading researchers from the Global Brain Health Institute in Trinity College Dublin.

Medical Xpress

Retroworldnews Jun 18, 2025

When we think of staying healthy, what usually comes to mind is eating well, exercising regularly, and visiting the doctor when needed. But there’s a bigger picture that often goes unnoticed.
https://retroworldnews.com/a-human-centered-guide-to-the-social-determinants-of-health/

#HumanCenteredHealth #SocialDeterminants #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #CommunityWellbeing #HealthForAll #EquitableAccess #HealthDisparities #WellnessMatters #InclusiveHealth #HealthEducation #SocialJustice #HealthPolicy #EmpowerCommunities #SustainableHealth #HealthAdvocacy #life

A Human-Centered Guide To The Social Determinants Of Health | Retroworldnews

When we think of staying healthy, what usually comes to mind is eating well, exercising regularly, and visiting the doctor when needed. But there’s a bigger

Retroworldnews

Brightmindenrichment Feb 15, 2025

📊 1 in 5 Americans delay medical care due to costs. Bright Mind’s Street Care app bridges gaps—74K+ wellness items distributed, 2.3K mentored. 🔗 https://brightmindenrichment.org/support-us/

#HealthcareData #HealthEquity #CommunityWellness #PublicHealth #NonprofitTech #StreetCareInitiative #PreventiveCare #MentalHealthSupport #HealthAccess #VolunteerImpact #HealthcareInnovation #SocialDeterminants #HealthDisparities #WellnessEducation #TechForGood #HealthStatistics #CommunityHealth #NonprofitWork

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The Bright Side Jan 25, 2025

Notably, 5.7% of adults in the U.S. lack reliable transportation, leading many to forgo necessary medical care. The consequences can be dire; a lack of transportation can hinder access to essential services. #SocialDeterminants #HealthcareAccess

AlsoPaisleyCat 🇨🇦Dec 21, 2024

Indicators of structural sexism and racism are associated with greater memory decline in older women in the United States.

A new study from Columbia University researchers: ‘Sexism Is a Risk Factor for Memory Decline Among Women’

From the Columbia University posting:

“The difference between being born in the most versus the least sexist state was equivalent to nine years of cognitive aging.

The study is part of a growing body of research that has investigated links between structural sexism and health. Structural sexism, like structural racism, does not refer to personal incidences but to inequality in resources and power that stem from social policies and societal norms. Hate crimes or slurs are individual acts of racism or sexism, whereas unfair lending practices and underrepresentation in government are structural.”

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/sexism-risk-factor-memory-decline-among-women

#Memory #PublicHealth #Misogyny #WomensHealth #StructuralSexism #Sexism #Racism #StructuralRacism #SystematicBias #UnitedStates #Intersectionality #Dementia #CognitiveDecline #HealthGradient #StructuralDeterminants #SocialDeterminants #HealthEquity

Sexism Is a Risk Factor for Memory Decline Among Women

Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Jan R. Boehnke Oct 12, 2024

My opening credits for #ISOQOL

#1/
Greeted on the Hohenzollernbrücke with a statement from the results of the #SoliMed #Gesundheitsatlas #Köln 👇
https://solimed-koeln.de/gesundheitsatlas-koeln/
#SDoH #SocialDeterminants #Epidemiology

#2/
Then my final meeting as Editor in Chief of Quality Of Life Research. Counting down the issues, with the October one just out (two more to go):
https://link.springer.com/journal/11136/volumes-and-issues/33-10

#ISOQOL2024 #HRQL #HealthEconomics

Gesundheitsatlas Köln – SoliMed Köln

Larry Neufeld Jul 16, 2024

Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically #healthcare #Canada #publichealth #socialdeterminants https://theconversation.com/why-increasing-canadas-health-budget-for-preventive-and-social-care-makes-sense-fiscally-and-medically-232373?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

Why increasing Canada’s health budget for preventive and social care makes sense fiscally and medically

Supporting preventive and social care through investment in community connectors addresses the root cause of health issues, lowers future curative costs and provides better value for taxpayers.

The Conversation