PHM-Exch> Economic Crisis, Restrictive Policies, and the Population’s Health and Health Care: The Greek Case

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: David Legge <D.Legge at latrobe.edu.au>


 Kondilis, E., S. Giannakopoulos, et al. (2013). "Economic Crisis,
Restrictive Policies, and the Population’s Health and Health Care: The
Greek Case." American Journal of Public Health 103(6): 973-979. DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2012.301126, Retrieved 2013/05/10, from
http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301126.****

The global economic crisis has affected the Greek economy with
unprecedented severity, making Greece an important test of the relationship
between socioeconomic determinants and a population’s well-being. Suicide
and homicide mortality rates among men increased by 22.7% and 27.6%,
respectively, between 2007 and 2009, and mental disorders, substance abuse,
and infectious disease morbidity showed deteriorating trends during 2010
and 2011. Utilization of public inpatient and primary care services rose by
6.2% and 21.9%, respectively, between 2010 and 2011, while the Ministry of
Health’s total expenditures fell by 23.7% between 2009 and 2011. In a time
of economic turmoil, rising health care needs and increasing demand for
public services collide with austerity and privatization policies, exposing
Greece’s population health to further risks.****
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