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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005;59:533
© 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Complexity, ecology, the environment, and isn't it time to study the wealthy?

Carlos Alvarez-Dardet, John R Ashton, Joint Editors

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COMPLEXITY, ECOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ISN’T IT TIME TO STUDY THE WEALTHY?
The story is told of a bank robber up before the court. The judge asked him why he robbed banks. "Because that’s where the money is," he replied. We talk about health, but we obsessively research the unhealthy and the poor. In this issue, Fran Baum argues for the need to research the wealthy, and for that research to inform healthy policy and the redistribution of wealth to improve health.
See page 542

Two other major themes run through this month’s issue. A paper by Li and colleagues, from Oregon, reports findings on neighbourhood built environment characteristics and the promotion of walking and urban mobility. This paper is picked up by Bauman and Ewing in two related Editorials, which argue the case for a much more systematic programme of research to explore the connections between urban planning, the physical environment, and the way in which healthy lifestyles and behaviour are . . . [Full text of this article]


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