It could be something to think about the next time you file your tax return.
Socioeconomic status has a major impact on health.
We do know that there is no one reason on which to blame the health gaps we see between different levels of socioeconomic status. Experts involved in the study range from cultural anthropologists and epidemiologists to occupational health physicians and basic scientists. The network hopes to develop policy recommendations to help communities reverse a bothersome trend. For example, in Russia male mortality from heart disease and other causes has increased dramatically, resulting in a six-year shortening of life. In the US, rates of asthma, diabetes and tuberculosis have increased rapidly among the nation's inner-city poor.