Reducing Inequalities in Health: A European PerspectiveMartijntje Bakker, Johan Mackenbach Routledge, 2003 M09 2 - 384 pages Socio-economic inequalities in health are present to a greater or lesser extent in all European countries and the available data suggests that the health gap is increasing. Many studies have been conducted to explain inequalities in health and from them much has been learnt about the different contributory factors. However, in practice it seems hard to translate the knowledge of causes into effective interventions and policies. Reducing Inequalities in Health: a European Perspective: |
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... University Rotterdam and Martijntje Bakker at the time of editing the book, worked as a researcher at the Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is now working as a policy worker with the Public Health Fund. This ...
... university and primary education (Lithuania) 241 16.2 Proportion of daily smokers by family income (Lithuania) 242 18.1 Self-perceived poor health in Spain by occupational social class and region by income level in men (National Health ...
... University of Edinburgh Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG United Kingdom Martijntje J. Bakker Public Health Fund (Fonds OG2) PO Box 93064 2509 AB The Hague The Netherlands Ruth Barnes 39 Chevening Road Queens Park NW6 6DB United Kingdom ...
... University of Edinburgh Medical School Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG United Kingdom Vilius Grabauskas Kaunas University of Medicine Mickevicius str. 9 3000 Kaunas Lithuania Hilary Graham Department of Applied Social Science Cartmel ...
... University Rotterdam Department of Public Health Eero Lahelma Department of Public Health P.O. Box 41 00014 University of Helsinki Finland Thierry Lang Departement d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique INSERM U558 Faculte de Medecine ...
Contents
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Strategies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health | 25 |
PART II | 46 |
The example of Finland | 67 |
Workrelated policies and interventions | 85 |
Food and nutrition policies and interventions | 104 |
Smoking policies | 125 |
Children an important target group for the reduction | 144 |
England | 201 |
France | 214 |
Italy | 229 |
The Netherlands | 249 |
Spain | 262 |
An approach to promote intersectoral | 287 |
New approaches to evaluating complex | 300 |
Gender perspective on socioeconomic inequalities in health | 315 |
Equality of access to healthcare | 169 |
Patient cost sharing and access to healthcare | 188 |
Key messages for policymakers | 338 |
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