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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... groups to the difference between manual and non-manual classes in all-cause ... Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality For mortality, a harder but rarer outcome measure, similar ... lower socioeconomic. Socioeconomic inequalities in health 9.
... lower socioeconomic groups. In France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal cardiovascular diseases account for a small fraction of the higher risks of premature mortality in the lower socioeconomic groups only, whereas cancers (but ...
... socioeconomic position during an individual's life, compared either with his or her parents (intergenerational ... lower socioeconomic groups, and suggest 'causation' instead of 'selection' as the main explanation for socioeconomic ...
... socioeconomic groups. Material factors There is no doubt that 'material ... lower life expectancy. Although this suggests that reducing income ... socioeconomic status and ill-health has been stimulated by the observation that ...
... socioeconomic position may be a psychosocial stressor which, through biological or behavioural pathways, could lead ... lower socioeconomic groups (72-74). There are some exceptions, however, particularly in southern Europe, where smoking ...
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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