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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... example of Finland 67 E. LAHELMA, I. KESKIMAKI AND O. RAHKONEN 5 Municipal policies: The example of Barcelona 77 C BORRELL, J. VILLALBf, E. DfEZ, T. BRUGAL AND J. BENACH 6 Work-related policies and interventions 85 C. HOGSTEDT AND I.
... example, mortality rates by occupation or by city district. Since the nineteenth century the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality has certainly declined in absolute terms: owing to the general decline in mortality the ...
... example, self-assessed health, chronic conditions, disability). Analysis of these data shows that inequalities in self- reported morbidity are substantial everywhere, and nearly always in the same direction: persons with a lower ...
... example, in the Czech Republic, Estonia and Hungary socioeconomic inequalities in self-reported morbidity are about equal to those in most Western European countries (28). It is unclear whether socioeconomic inequalities in self ...
... example, the excess risk of premature mortality among middle-aged men in manual occupations compared to those in non-manual occupations ranged between 33 and 71 per cent in a comparative study of the situation in the 1980s (30). The ...
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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