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disorders and health problems: overview  

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  • The relationship of social disparities and health is a long-standing area of concern in public health policy and practice. Early interest in social disparities in health occurred in the late 1960s, when the war on poverty and the civil rights movement heightened public awareness of broad disparities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Disorders and Health Problems: Overview]

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