(Excerpt from the 2012 WHO-Europe Report on Health Behaviours of School Children)
There is some evidence to suggest that protective mechanisms and assets offered within the immediate social context of young people’s lives can offset the effect of some structural determinants of health inequalities, including poverty and deprivation (36–38). Understanding how these social environments act as protective and risk factors can therefore support efforts to address health inequalities. Research confirms that young people can accumulate protective factors, increasing the likelihood of coping with adverse
situations even within poorer life circumstances (39). The HBSC study highlights a range of factors associated with these broad social environments that can create opportunities to improve young people’s health. Read More...
There is some evidence to suggest that protective mechanisms and assets offered within the immediate social context of young people’s lives can offset the effect of some structural determinants of health inequalities, including poverty and deprivation (36–38). Understanding how these social environments act as protective and risk factors can therefore support efforts to address health inequalities. Research confirms that young people can accumulate protective factors, increasing the likelihood of coping with adverse
situations even within poorer life circumstances (39). The HBSC study highlights a range of factors associated with these broad social environments that can create opportunities to improve young people’s health. Read More...
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