教育：公共卫生干预的错失良机
摘要
教育程度是一个公认的健康的社会决定因素。它通过许多机制影响健康，如神经发育、生物老化、健康知 识和健康行为、控制感和授权以及生活机会。教育--从学前教育到大学以后--也是健康的社会决定因素之一，对 其有明确的政策干预途径。我们回顾了对儿童早期、幼儿园到 12年级以及高等教育的研究证据，以确定教育政策和 计划的哪些部分对良好的健康结果至关重要。我们讨论了对公共卫生干预措施和健康公平的影响。参考
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