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Core, Semi-Peripheral, and Peripheral Nations and Health

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Soc 0875/0876's core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral classification predicts which health burdens a nation's system manages.

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A core nation's system manages the cost of access to established care; a peripheral nation's system manages infectious disease and clean water.

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This classification names a pattern in what problems a health system faces, not a ranking of which nation's people are healthier.