We have looked at the issue of social inequality and its impact on health. Some social organizations and doctors are encouraging people to start viewing poverty as a disease, given its significant impact on our health.
See the following clip and article: Treating poverty works like medicine, doctors say
(http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/treating-poverty-works-like-medicine-doctors-say-1.1365662)
Should health care providers be concerned with treating poverty as an illness? Is this the right model?