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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... 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 ...
... increase international collaboration. Additionally, it was decided to write a grant application to the European Commission to be able to include new members of European countries not yet included in the Network and to obtain financial ...
... increase of relative inequalities in mortality in many developed countries (5-11). As a consequence, at the end of the twentieth century socioeconomic inequalities in health were seen by some as the biggest public health issue (12). In ...
... increasing level of their equivalized household income. Deciles of equivalized income distribution are defined in ... increasing, stable or decreasing. Some studies have reported increasing inequalities, but a recent comparative overview ...
... increased in a number of countries (Figure 1.4a and Figure 1.4b). Trends in the prevalence of 'less-than-good' perceived general health have been more favourable in the higher than in the lower income groups, and as a result ...
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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