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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... inequalities in health 25 J. P. MACKENBACH, M.J. BARKER, M. SIHTO AND F. DIDERICHSEN PART II Interventions and policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health 51 3 Income maintenance policies: Determining their potential impact ...
... inequalities in health 47 4.1 Distribution of factor, gross and disposable equivalent household income between persons, 1986-98 71 4.2 Perceived health by equivalent household disposable income quintiles. Age-adjusted odds ratios for ...
... income (Lithuania) 242 18.1 Self-perceived poor health in Spain by occupational social class and region by income level in men (National Health Surveys 1987 and 1993) 264 18.2 Public ... income distribution in the EU, 1994 x List of figures.
A European Perspective Martijntje Bakker, Johan Mackenbach. Tables. 1.1 Indicators of income distribution in the EU, 1994 7 2. 1 Whitehead's scheme for judging the (un)fairness of socioeconomic inequalities in health 27 4.1 National and ...
... income. The health effects attached to a given socioeconomic position can be understood, however, only when they are analysed together with the biological, mental and behavioural characteristics of the individual who occupies it. 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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