# Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Christopher Dye
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/getting-life-limits-health-21st-century)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Our health and longevity are affected by a multitude of things: environment, economy, education, social status, genes, technology, public services, and the rest. Among all of these factors, what are the main barriers to better health in the world today, and how do they differ from one country to another? Which of our major health problems are soluble, and on what timescale? Which observations on the past 200 years of European health are relevant to developing countries today?

## Lectures

1. [Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/getting-life-limits-health-21st-century/78614d1f2a34) (YouTube)