[EQ] European Portal for Action on Health Equity

European Portal for Action on Health Equity

 

Website: http://www.health-inequalities.eu/?uid=f50300c73e2b51ce71766a9d2972f60d&id=home

 

This Portal is a tool to promote health equity amongst different socio-economic groups in the European Union. The Portal includes information on policies and interventions to promote health equity within and between the countries of Europe, via the socio-economic determinants of health.

 

The portal is a host to:

§        Country Profiles listing the main policies, actors and tools developed to address health inequalities on a national level.

§        Database of Good Practices and Innovative Approaches to reducing health inequalities.

§        EU Policy Section with Case Studies to illustrate how EU Policies and Programmes can affect health equity at the national level.

§        Health in all Policies Section with examples of how other policy areas can contribute to greater health equity, and mechanisms to achieve this.

§        Relevant links related to the issue of health inequalities

 

.

 

 

Closing the Gap: This publication contains summaries of what each of the 21 ´Closing the Gap´ partners are doing to address health inequalities in their countries, as well as the conclusions and recommendations of this 3-year initiative.

http://www.health-inequalities.eu/pdf.php?id=419761e2010b7de806b4477c8dc3d8f4

 

*      *      *     *

This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate
information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic
health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics;
Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.  [DD/ IKM Area]

“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings
and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American
Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PAHO/WHO Website: http://www.paho.org/

EQUITY List - Archives - Join/remove: http://listserv.paho.org/Archives/equidad.html

 

 

 

    IMPORTANT: This transmission is for use by the intended recipient and it may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this transmission to the intended recipient, you may not disclose, copy or distribute this transmission or take any action in reliance on it. If you received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by email to infosec@paho.org, and please dispose of and delete this transmission. Thank you.