A review of studies suggests there are health benefits to economic
downturns, at least in rich countries. There is also the opportunity
to rethink the purpose of the global economy but little big picture
discussion seems to be going on these days.
The article citation is Bezruchka, S. (2009). "The effect of economic
recession on population health." CMAJ 181(5): 281-285.
and is available at: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/181/5/281
The story has been picked up by Time magazine at: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1919447,00.html
Stephen Bezruchka MD, MPH
Departments of Health Services & Global Health
School of Public Health
Box 357660
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-7660
USA
http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/faculty/?Bezruchka_Stephen
http://depts.washington.edu/eqhlth/
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