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: |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 53
... Behaviour and Change Helene Grandjean INSERM U558, Faculte de Medecine Purpan 37, Av J Guesde 31073 Toulouse France Christer Hogstedt National Institute of Public Health 10352 Stockholm Sweden Philippa Howden-Chapman Wellington School ...
... Behaviour and Change University of Edinburgh Medical School Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG United Kingdom Iain Paterson Department of Public Health University of Glasgow 1, Lilybank Gardens Glasgow G12 8RZ United Kingdom Stephen Piatt ...
... behaviours and psychosocial factors have all been shown to contribute significantly to the explanation of ... behavioural conditions of individuals that are important causes of disease. For purposes of health inequality analysis it might ...
... behavioural or material risk factors for disease. This is particularly true for cardiovascular disease outcomes, where risk factors such as smoking, high serum cholesterol and high blood pressure explain less than half of the ...
... behaviour Health-related behaviours, such as smoking, diet, alcohol consumption and physical exercise, are certainly important 'proximal' determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in health. In most European countries smoking is more ...
Contents
3 | |
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 |
Other editions - View all
Reducing Inequalities in Health: A European Perspective J. P. Mackenbach,Martijntje Bakker Limited preview - 2002 |
Reducing Inequalities in Health: A European Perspective J. P. Mackenbach,Martijntje Bakker Limited preview - 2002 |
Reducing Inequalities in Health: A European Perspective Martijntje Bakker,Johan Mackenbach Limited preview - 2003 |