Health care issues are important to Icelanders, and often top the list of what we value most. Even though it is always possible to improve, we are nevertheless rather happy with the Icelandic health care system, and our nation is both physically healthy and enjoys high life expectancy. But does this mean that everyone enjoys such a good health? And if not, what groups are lagging behind?
The Nordic Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Health held a conference focused on health inequalities in the Nordic countries. Two of the keynote speakers were Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, Professor of Sociology at the University of Iceland and Jason Beckfield, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. Sigrun and Jason are Kjartan´s guests in this last episode before our summer break.
