Health
Consequences of Low SES
The
Work Group created a flowchart
that depicts all of the downstream consequences of low SES.[During
this mapping exercise, Work Group members noted that the arrows could
also be pointing upstream and between issues/outcomes within the 4 categories
(social determinants, behavioral, clinical, outcome) -- these relationships
are not depicted in the flowchart.]
Low SES has a profound
impact on health. The most immediate consequences are seen in these
health-related behaviors:
alcohol
drinking
firearms/violence
injection
drug use/substance abuse
motor
vehicle traffic
physical
inactivity
poor
diet
smoking
stress