title: [Social politics against poverty and in favor of health in Mexico].
abstract: One of the biggest challenges that Mexico faces is to fight against the poverty. The transition of a characteristic welfare model from the government in a closed economy, to an open economy where the functions of the State are limited, has modified the modalities of the social politics against poverty. Six indispensable conditions are identified for poverty's reduction: 1. Economic development with stability in order to generate more and better jobs for poor people. 2. To improve regional economies. 3. To improve home conditions of poor people. 4. To elevate education levels (to encourage an authentic heath education). 5. To diminish catastrophic expenses for health problems. 6. Technical training for all workers. The impact of poverty over health can provide valuable elements to establish effective preventive strategies on health workers.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. lizhamui@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamui-Sutton
authors.forename: Arnulfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Irigoyen-Coria
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gómez-Clavelina
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fernández-Ortega
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011057:Politics; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control; D012924:Social Conditions; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors