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ICHIRO KAWACHI: Why are some people healthy and others are not?
MONICA ***: In terms of the neighborhoods in which you live, does
where you live matter over and above your individual choices?
ICHIRO KAWACHI: Why is it that some countries have citizens who live long
and healthy lives, whereas in other countries, life is
short, nasty, and brutal?
Welcome to Health and Society.
I am Ichiro Kawachi.
I'm professor of social epidemiology and chair of the Department of Social
and Behavioral Sciences here at the Harvard School of Public Health.
MONICA ***: And I'm Monica ***, an instructor in the Department of Social
and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health.
ICHIRO KAWACHI: This course focuses on the social determinants of health.
The social determinants of health is defined by the World Health
Organization as the condition in which people are born, they are educated,
they grow, they work, they age.
MONICA ***: How are these variables linked to health behaviors and health
outcomes at the population level?
ICHIRO KAWACHI: Having lived in three different countries in my life, that's
how I became interested in, why is it that some nations are healthy whilst
others are not?
MONICA ***: In this area, you'll see that the street planning and urban
design is actually much more friendly to walkers and bikers than it is for
drivers, as evidenced by the multiple crosswalks and ample sidewalk space
for pedestrians and for bikers.
ICHIRO KAWACHI: This course is everything we do in our lives.
It concerns what kind of family we grew up in, what sort of school we
attended, what kind of job--
health promoting versus health damaging--
and how we should maintain social relationships. so as to be healthy
ourselves and to promote the health of others.
MONICA ***: We look forward to seeing you for our first session.
ICHIRO KAWACHI: See you soon.