The Social Determinants of Health: Why We Are Focusing On The Wrong Things

Whenever there's a health or social crisis, governments, institutions, and individuals tend to respond swiftly by allocating resources and making investments in an effort to alleviate the immediate issue to save lives.But here's the thing - many of the ailments and diseases that plague our society are preventable. The question then becomes, “can we truly prevent something if we're only investing in solutions to take care of people after they are already sick?” In this episode of the Publ...