Environmental Contexts of Health Inequalities on the Example of Data on Cancer Epidemiology in Poland and in the Silesian Voivodeship Cover Image

Środowiskowe konteksty nierówności w zdrowiu na przykładzie epidemiologii chorób nowotworowych w Polsce i województwie śląskim
Environmental Contexts of Health Inequalities on the Example of Data on Cancer Epidemiology in Poland and in the Silesian Voivodeship

Author(s): Katarzyna Borzucka-Sitkiewicz, Karina Leksy
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: health inequalities; environment; cancer epidemiology; diet; physical activity;

Summary/Abstract: Health inequalities are being increasingly considered in describing population health and creating health policies. Particular emphasis is put on the so-called social inequalities, however, it is emphasized that they may also be conditioned by biological or environmental factors. The latter type of inequalities is the subject of interest in the present study. The presented research results are a part of wider diagnostic activities that were undertaken within the Onkogranty II project. They include a comparison of data on the epidemiology of cancer caused by low physical activity and poor diet in the province of Silesia and throughout the country.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: Sp. Issue
  • Page Range: 383-396
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English