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This article describes a framework and empirical evidence to support the argument that educational programs and policies are crucial public health interventions. Concepts of education and health are developed and linked, and we review a wide range of empirical studies to clarify pathways of linkage and explore implications.
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EDUCATION AS A PREDICTOR OF HEALTH OUTCOMES. In the United...
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Better jobs: In today’s knowledge economy, an applicant with more education is more likely to be employed and land a job that provides health-promoting benefits such as health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.5Conversely, people with less education are more likely to work in high-risk occupations with few benefits. Higher earnings: Income has ...
Reduced stress: People with more education—and thus higher incomes—are often spared the health-harming stresses that accompany prolonged social and economic hardship. Those with less education often have fewer resources (e.g., social support, sense of control over life, and high self-esteem) to buffer the effects of stress. Read More+/- Social and ...
Knowledge and skills: In addition to being prepared for better jobs, people with more education are more likely to learn about healthy behaviors. Educated patients may be more able to understand their health needs, follow instructions, advocate for themselves and their families, and communicate effectively with health providers.21 Read More+/-
Cutler D., and Lleras-Muney A. Education and Health. In: Anthony J. Culyer (ed.), Encyclopedia of Health Economics, Vol 1. San Diego: Elsevier; 2014. pp. 232-45.Olshansky SJ, et al. Differences in life expectancy due to race and educational differences are widening, and many may not catch up. Health Aff2012;31:1803-13.Goldman D, Smith JP. The increasing value of education to health. Soc Sci Med 2011;72:1728-37.Montez JK, Berkman LF. Trends in the educational gradient of mortality among US adults aged 45 to 84 years: bringing regional context into the explanation. Am J Public Health2014;104:e82-90.The link between education to health and well-being is clear. Education develops the skills, values and attitudes that enable learners to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, make informed decisions, and engage in positive relationships with everyone around them. Poor health can have a detrimental effect on school attendance and academic performance.
Education is the most important modifiable social determinant of health. As we enter a post-COVID-19 era, there is an unprecedented opportunity to integrate SDGs 3 and 4, to achieve the interdependent goals of healthy, resilient, and fair societies.
Apr 6, 2020 · We highlight that tertiary education, particularly, is critical in influencing infant mortality, life expectancy, child vaccination, and enrollment rates. In addition, an economy needs to consider potential years of life lost (premature mortality) as a measure of health quality.
- Viju Raghupathi, Wullianallur Raghupathi
- 2020
Jun 22, 2021 · The closure of many schools around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions to education. An estimated 365 million primary school students went without school meals and significantly increased rates of stress, anxiety and other mental health issues.
Aug 1, 2019 · EDUCATION AS A PREDICTOR OF HEALTH OUTCOMES. In the United States, the risk of dying from any cause (all-cause mortality) is directly related to educational attainment. Woolf described this relationship as a gradient: for both men and women, the more years of education an individual has, the lower the risk of death (Ross et al., 2012).
