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...former U.S. Surgeon General, may be that the U.S. comprises a more diverse population than other places, mixing a high proportion of recent immigrants with long-time American dwellers, which makes it all the more difficult to tackle social determinants early in life. "Two," Satcher says, "[the U.S.] invests probably less in improving that social gradient. There are countries that really invest in making sure that all children have quality education regardless of the education of their parents. There are countries that invest in making sure that everybody has access to a [minimum] level of quality of [health] care...
...concentrate on allocating it efficiently. Almost all the WHO's recommendations fall into the latter category, and the commissioners are convinced that focusing on the social determinants of health will save both lives and cash in the long run. "We're wasting a lot of the money that we invest in health and health care," Satcher says. "All sorts of studies show that targeting the social determinants of health is more cost-effective - for everybody, not just for those at the bottom. Everybody in this country, whether they know it or not, suffers from a system that is not committed...
...Western companies are talking publicly about revising their Russian investment strategies in the wake of the war with Georgia, and Russia watchers are sharply divided over whether there will be a medium- or long-term impact on economic ties with the West. BMW, for one, is proceeding apace with building its sales network there: by the end of this year, it aims to have a dealership in 47 Russian cities with populations of more than 300,000. One of the biggest corporate-investment programs, by Italy's Enel - which has spent about $6 billion on an effort to become...
...might also have mentioned that he favored the current bipartisan energy proposal that would permit offshore drilling and invest in alternative energy, but McCain opposed it because it would "raise taxes" on the oil companies by closing loopholes...
...things are happening to us for a change." In cities like Kingston, in fact, seemingly everyone is wearing yellow, the color of Jamaica's athletic uniform, to work and draping the national flag on their cars, says Beckford. She hopes the wave of enthusiasm will prompt Jamaican businesses to invest more in sports sponsorship, especially the construction of more modern athletic facilities...