via Can there be a race-specific drug?

via Discussing health disparities at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health:

Excerpts from Health Outcomes in a Foreign Land- A role for Epigenomic and Environmental Interactions (Available at Springer.com/Amazon.com)

• There is a strong association between higher levels of social economic status (SES) and good health.
• Conversely, individuals of lower SES have increased exposure to stress, psychological distress and negative behavioral effects which in turn increases the risk for many diseases.
• Thus, SES differences among racial groups account for a substantial fraction of the disparities in health among different ethnic and racial groups.
• We need better schools, safer neighborhoods, access to quality health care, higher minimum wages in order to improve health for minority populations who are disproportionately affected by lower levels of SES.
• (Excerpts from Health Outcomes in a Foreign Land- A role for epigenomic and environmental interaction/ Springer.com)