Adverse social conditions in the families are underlying determinants that contribute to deteriorating health, leading to more illness and greater demand for health care. Disparities in health are an objective expression of the socioeconomic disadvantages accumulated by the individuals throughout their lifetime and that should be avoided with timely intervention strategies, the intensity and duration of which would vary according to the degree of vulnerability.
Las disparidades en salud son la expresión objetiva del rezago socioeconómico que los individuos acumulan a lo largo de sus vidas que deben ser prevenidas con estrategias tempranas de intervención, cuya intensidad y tiempo de exposición varían según el gradiente de vulnerabilidad.