[EQ] Course Social Inequalities in Health in Europe - Florence Italy - June 2008

Social Inequalities in Health in Europe Course

Florence, Italy, 16 - 20 June 2008
European Educational Programme in Epidemiology - EEPE

Johan Mackenbach and Anton Kunst, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

 

Dateline to submit applications: May 7, 2008

 

Website: http://www.eepe.org/programsocial.html

 

This course deals with the measurement and explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in health, as well as with the design of
interventions and policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health.

 

Examples of topics which will be covered are:

- concepts and methods for measuring health inequalities ;

- comparative analyses of health inequalities, both historical and geographical;

- current understanding of the factors and mechanisms which explain health inequalities ;

- analytical approaches to investigating determinants of health inequalities ;

- prerequisites for strategies to reduce health inequalities ;

- analytical approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and policies to reduce health inequalities ;

- examples of comprehensive strategies to tackle health inequalities.

 

 

For information , please contact EEPE secretariat in Lyon at :

E-mail : eepe@eepe.org Tel. No : +33 (0)4 78 78 56 54 / +33 (0)4 78 01 10 65 Tel. Fax : +33 (0)4 78 78 56 54

 

 

Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology
Florence, 23 June - 11 July 2008
http://www.eepe.org/programmain_course.html

 

 

Mail address: European Educational Programme in Epidemiology

c/o Agenzia Regionale di Sanità attention : Ms Caterina Baldocchi) viale Milton 7

50129 FIRENZE, Italy

 

 

 

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