Low income is related to poorer housing, poorer diet, fewer social amenities, worse working conditions. (...) After adjustment for age, sex, race, sm….

The academic life is wonderful. That's why people love to do research..

... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circu….

We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants o….

There's good evidence that if people are disempowered, if they have little control over their lives, if they're socially isolated or unable to partic….

Australia is a very healthy country which goes along with the fact that it's very high on the Human Development Index, high wealth, good levels of ed….

I don't blame people for smoking when I see a social gradient in smoking. I say we need to understand why is it the lower you are in the hierarchy th….

The differences between Indigenous and not Indigenous Australians can be easily attributed not to differences in their genes but to differences in th….

For every dollar spent on early child development you save $7 over the life course because children with better early child development are less like….

Empowerment of individuals and communities is absolutely central. Getting the community involved in organising their own destiny has got to be a key ….

General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen..

I was born in North London, migrated to Australia when I was four. So when I first came to Australia people saw me as a little English boy. Over the ….

Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue..

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies..

I've pursued a lifetime in the research on the social determinants of health and more recently been packaging not just my research but global researc….

Throwing young people on the scrap heap is a public health emergency..

If people want me to go round and talk to governments and others then I feel that responsibility which is why I am on the road a good deal of the tim….

It's not just that people with no education have worse health. People with a bit of education at somewhat better, with a lot of education it's even b….

The brain is an important gateway by which the social environment impacts on people's health through the mind..

Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future..

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour..