OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have demonstrated that income inequality is related to mortality
rates. It was hypothesized, in this study, that income inequality is related to reduction in …

It is generally agreed that social ties play a beneficial role in the maintenance of psychological
well-being. In this targeted review, we highlight four sets of insights that emerge from the …

… sent to Ichiro Kawachi, MD,PhD, Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard
School ofPublic Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: ichiro.kawachi@channing.…

Throughout the world, wealth and income are becoming more concentrated. Growing
evidence suggests that the distribution of income–in addition to the absolute standard of living …

In this essay we examine three competing causal interpretations of racial disparities in health.
The first approach views race as a biologically meaningful category and racial disparities …

… It begins with a chapter by Glymour, Avendano, and Kawachi that … Finally, Kawachi and
Subramanian review the growing … Maria is especially grateful to Lisa Berkman, Ichiro Kawachi, …

Do places make a difference to people's health and well-being? The authors of this
groundbreaking textbook demonstrate convincingly how the physical and social characteristics of a …

An important task fọr the emerging field of social epidemiologyís to identify the collec-tive
characteristics of communities and soci-eties that determine population health sta-tus. Ever …

Ecologic studies in the US and elsewhere in the world have demonstrated that income inequality
is strongly related to mortality and life expectancy: the greater the dispersion of income …

Social capital refers to those features of social relationships‐such as levels of interpersonal
trust and norms of reciprocity and mutual aid‐that facilitate collective action for mutual benefit…