The Lupina Foundation is active in the following areas:

Health Anxiety

Individuals suffering from health anxiety are a drain on resources in every area of medical practice. There have been estimates that illness worries varying from rational concerns to constant incapacitating fears, occur in 10-20% of normal people. It has been estimated that 30-80% of patients who consult with physicians, present symptoms for which there are no physical basis.

Social Factors in Health Risk

The relationship between income inequality, socioeconomic status and population has been demonstrated across numerous studies, both between and within countries, for most major causes of death and morbidity. The role of socioeconomic factors was highlighted in the 1998 annual report of the National Center for Health Statistics. Social factors in health risk were first noted in the Whitehall Study of British civil servants.

Access to Health Services

Access to health services by under-serviced groups is influenced by demographic, gender and socioeconomic factors. In their search to improve the health of underserviced people, policy makers have redefined the concept of underservice to include a broad range of fundamental factors affecting population health.