Michael Marmot Quotes
Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.
Empowerment of individuals and communities is absolutely central. Getting the community involved in organising their own destiny has got to be a key part of it.
We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.
The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.
Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.
General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.
Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.
Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree.
The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind.
I love Australia. I mean it's, how can you not? It's an incredibly beautiful country. I like the people, I like the country, I love it. I mean it's wonderful.
I'm not an Orthodox Jew, I don't practise much in the way of Jewish religion, but I am very Jewish and I think it probably does indeed influence what I do.
If people want me to go round and talk to governments and others then I feel that responsibility which is why I am on the road a good deal of the time and why I'm not slowing down.
It's highly likely that what you're doing is indeed influenced by your Jewish background.
In Sweden for example people with PhDs have lower mortality than those with a masters degree. And people with a masters degree or a professional degree are not poor.
