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

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, betw...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 103; no. 6; pp. 973 - 979
Main Authors:	Kondilis, Elias, Giannakopoulos, Stathis, Gavana, Magda, Ierodiakonou, Ioanna, Waitzkin, Howard, Benos, Alexis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Public Health Association 01.06.2013
Subjects:	Austerity policy Biological and medical sciences Budgets Delivery of Health Care - economics Delivery of Health Care - trends Delivery of Health Care - utilization Deregulation Disorders Drug abuse Economic crisis Economic growth Economic Recession Economics Eurozone Expenditures GDP General aspects Global economy Globalization Greece Gross Domestic Product Health care Health care expenditures Health Policy Health Policy - economics Health Reform Health services Homicide Hospitals Humans Infectious diseases Inpatient care International finance Male Medical sciences Mental disorders Mental health services Miscellaneous Morbidity Mortality Mortality rates Outpatient care facilities Population Population policy Primary care Privatization Public health Public Health - economics Public Health - standards Public Health - statistics & numerical data Public Health - trends Public Health Ethics Public Health Practice Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Public sector Public services Recessions Socioeconomic Factors Substance abuse Suicide Trends Unemployment Well being Greece Europe United States > US Population Economic policy Public health Care Economic crisis
ISSN:	0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 Peer Reviewed E. Kondilis designed the study, collected and analyzed the data, and prepared the article. S. Giannakopoulos, M. Gavana, and I. Ierodiakonou contributed to data analysis and interpretation and article editing. H. Waitzkin and A. Benos supervised the study design, data analysis, and article preparation, and edited the article. All authors have read and approved the final version of the article. Contributors
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2012.301126