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Socio-economic Factors Influence Life Expectancy
The report which summarized the study of death certificates and relevant data of people in the county saw an unhealthy link between how people lived and life expectancy pointing to the fact that illness seemed to favor the people in low income groups. Racial discrimination, lack of social acceptance, problems with livelihood, bad working conditions, transportation problems, and housing issues featured as overriding reasons for lowered life expectancy.
According to Dr. Tony Iton, Alameda County's public health director, "This is not your typical health report, for one thing, it has almost nothing to do with medical care. Instead, this is about housing, about education, employment and how these things are inextricably linked to health.
"We're not talking about murder or crime in these statistics. Were also not talking about individual behavior, such as smoking or drug use. In addition, it's not whether you have health insurance or not. It goes deeper than that, to your education level, income level and what your neighborhood is like."
Dr Tony questioned the outcome of health of those who grew up breathing fumes from trucks, or needed to work in two shifts to make ends meet. In his opinion, inadequate nutrition also escalated the problem adding to health issues.
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