Digital technologies shape the way in which individuals and health systems interact to
promote health and treat illness. Their propensity to exacerbate inequalities is increasingly …

In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …

Unfavorable health trends among the lowly educated have recently been reported from the
United States. We analyzed health trends by education in European countries, paying …

The COVID-19 outbreak has infected millions of people across the world, caused hundreds
of thousands of deaths, and collapsed national economies. Recognizing the importance of …

Purpose Recent reviews concluded that past depression symptoms are not independently
associated with high school dropout, a conclusion that could induce schools with high …

Background Many low and middle income countries are implementing reforms to support
Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Perhaps one of the most ambitious examples of this is …

Background Despite various policy interventions that have targeted reductions in socio-
economic inequalities in health and health care in post-Apartheid South Africa, evidence …

Background Widening social class discrepancies in health persist in the United States.
Although the relationship between social class and health has been well illustrated, the …

Background Indicators are essential instruments for monitoring and evaluating population
health. The selection of a multidimensional set of indicators should not only reflect the …

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is a major determinant of diverse health outcomes,
among these are self-rated-health and mental health. Yet the mechanisms underlying the …