SES, the U.S, hunger, and Africa

I believe SES determines several health related things such as physical environment, social environment, education, and health care access (specially in the United States and non-developed countries). All these matters affect population's preventive health, health education and dietary habits. In fact, I once read in an article that unlike what so many people think, the poor don't have special types of diseases or illnesses, it's just that they don't have access to health care as much as the rich does. And that is why they are sicker.

I believe one way to solve the problem for us ( in the U.S) is to have equal access to health care for everyone. And with more investment in health education and disease prevention programs, I think we have a good chance to reduce the inequality of disease disparities.

As far as other parts of the world, specially the non-developed countries, I believe the richer countries have the responsibility to come up with plans to make those nations healthier. For example, with the money the rich countries (like the western europeans, the U.S, China, and Japan) spent on finance and coming out of what is known as economic meltdown, I think we could eliminate hunger in Africa several times.

I believe the rich countries should have more systematic and consistent programs to increase the quality of health in the poor countries since in the long run, the rich is going to benefit from their productivity and health as well.