A recent issue of Lancet Public Health presents research ( https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs...lanpub/PIIS2468-2667(21)00275-9.pdf) showing substantially higher death rates among less well-educated Danes compared to highly educated Danes. Higher rates of childhood adversity among less-well educated Danes help explain that gap. A comment about this research by Nicole Racine, Tracie O Afifi and Sheri Madigan (https://www.thelancet.com/jour...rticle/PIIS2468-2667(21)00303-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email) concludes:
"Adversity in childhood can be prevented by going upstream and creating social policies that support optimal familial environments in early childhood. Such policies could focus on parenting, parent mental health and substance use, and poverty reduction, among other targets. The study of Elsenburg and colleagues should be used to prompt government and policy makers to address social inequalities and prevent exposure to adversity in early childhood, to optimise the health and well-being of individuals and families across generations."
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