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“I’ll give you an example,” he adds, “If everyone followed Public Health England’s eating advice, people in the bottom decile of household income would spend 74 per cent of their income on food. So, there is not much point telling them to follow the healthy eating advice they can’t afford.” Professor Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology and public health at University College London
Professor Marmot is not opposed to the idea that people should take personal responsibility for their health, in fact he said it is “vital”. “But we’ve got to create the conditions for people to be able to take responsibility.
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under employment
Underemployment includes situations where the social status and income of a job does not match an employee’s education, abilities, and skills
education/SKILL set and your wages
Education and skill set is linked to disparities in employment because it affects the type of work people do, the working conditions they experience, and the income they earn
Workforce participants have different skill levels and educational backgrounds, which creates inequalities in wages, opportunities for advancement, job security, and other work benefits
Individuals with less education and skill set have fewer employment choices, which may force them into positions with low levels of control, job insecurity, and low wages
working conditions
These stressors put people at risk for depression, and they may be correlated with increased parent-child conflict and parental withdrawal. People in highly stressful jobs may also exhibit unhealthy coping skills such as smoking or alcohol abuse:
Psychosocial stress, can increase the risk for negative health outcomes
Poor quality office equipment (e.g., keyboards and chairs)
Long-term exposure to harmful chemicals such as lead, pesticides, aerosols, and asbestos, or a noisy work environment
Highly demanding jobs, and lack of control over day-to-day work activities are sources of psychosocial stress at work
High levels of interpersonal conflict
Working evening shifts