Health Equity: 09/08/10

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

[EQ] Moving forward equity in health - English and Spanish Version

From:

Technical Committee for the EU Spanish Presidency priority :
Moving forward equity in health

General Directorate of Public Health and Foreign Health

Ministry of Health and Social Policy

We are sending to you the link to the definitive version of the report “Moving Forward Equity in Health: Monitoring social determinants of health and the reduction of Health Inequalities”, carried out as a reference document for the experts Conference planned for the 21^st April 2010, cancelled due to the transportation problems derived from the ash cloud of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull.

Available online PDF [104p.] at: http://bit.ly/apXFbU

We would like to highlight that one of the main outcomes of the priority of the Ministry of Health and Social Policy about “Innovation in Public Health: Monitoring Social Determinants of Health and the Reduction of Health Inequalities” are the conclusions on “Equity and Health in All Policies”, approved the last 8 th June in the EPSCO Council of Ministers, with which, from the Directorate General of Public Health and Foreign Health of the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, we have intended to contribute to the reduction of inequalities from a global perspective, integrating health in all sectors.

These conclusions are available in the Annex I of the document and in the webpage of the Council of the European Union:

We thank you once again for your interest in this priority and your implication with Equity in Health.
We invite you to read these documents and we account on you to give them as much diffusion as possible.

Versión en español

Le enviamos el enlace a la versión definitiva en español del documento
Hacia la equidad:
Monitorización de los determinantes sociales de la salud y reducción de las desigualdades en salud

Desarrollado como documento de apoyo técnico para la Conferencia de expertos prevista para el 21 de Abril de 2010, suspendida a causa de los problemas de transporte derivados de la nube de cenizas del volcán islandés Eyjafjallajökull.

PDF [104p.] en: http://bit.ly/95OWiM

Uno de los principales resultados de la prioridad del Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social sobre “Innovación en Salud Publica: Monitorización de los Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Reducción de las Desigualdades en Salud” son las conclusiones sobre “Equidad y Salud en Todas las Políticas”, aprobadas el pasado 8 de Junio en el Consejo de Ministros EPSCO, con las que desde la Dirección General de Salud Pública y Sanidad Exterior del MSPS hemos querido contribuir a la reducción de las desigualdades desde una visión global que integre la salud en todos los ámbitos. Estas conclusiones están disponibles en el Anexo I del documento y en la página web del Consejo de la Unión Europea:

Nos gustaría agradecer de nuevo su interés por esta prioridad y su implicación con la Equidad en Salud. Le invitamos a leer este documento y a darle la máxima difusión posible.

Comité Técnico para la prioridad de la Presidencia Española de la UE: "Hacia la Equidad en Salud"

Dirección General de Salud Pública y Sanidad Exterior - Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social

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[EQ] Progress for Children: Achieving the MDGs with Equity

Progress for Children: Achieving the MDGs with Equity

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

September 2010

Available online PDF [92p.] at: http://bit.ly/cWanuI

“…..The many faces of inequity

Addressing disparities in child survival, development and protection within countries begins with an examination of the available evidence. This report assesses three primary factors – poverty, gender and geographic location of residence that greatly affect a child’s chances of being registered at birth care and attending school.

Poverty and gender exclusion often intersect with protection risks, further undermining children’s rights

The most marginalized children are often deprived of their rights in multiple ways. There is evidence in the pages of this report of disparities within disparities – for example, gender disparities within the poorest communities and in rural areas.

In all developing regions, child mortality is notably higher in the lowest-income households than in wealthier households.

Children in the poorest quintiles of their societies are nearly three times as likely to be underweight, and doubly at risk of stunting, as children from the richest quintiles. They are also much more likely to be excluded from essential health care services, improved drinking water and sanitation facilities, and primary and secondary education.

For girls, poverty exacerbates the discrimination, exclusion and neglect they may already face as a result of their gender. This is especially true when it comes to obtaining an education, so vital to breaking the cycle of poverty. Despite tremendous strides towards gender parity in primary education over the past decade, the data confirm that girls and young women in developing regions remain at a considerable disadvantage in access to education, particularly at the secondary level……..”

Content

Introduction

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Underweight

Stunting

Breastfeeding and micronutrients

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

Primary and secondary education .

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Gender parity in primary and secondary education

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

Under-five mortality

Immunization .

MDG 5: Improve maternal health

Interventions related to maternal mortality

Interventions related to reproductive and antenatal health .

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

HIV prevalence .

Comprehensive, correct knowledge of HIV and AIDS

Condom use during last higher-risk sex

Protection and support for children affected by AIDS

Paediatric HIV treatment .

Malaria prevention through insecticide-treated nets .

Other key malaria interventions .

Malaria: Achieving coverage with equity

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Improved drinking water sources

Improved sanitation facilities .

Child protection

Birth registration

Child marriage .

Statistical tables

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger .

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality .

MDG 5: Improve maternal health .

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases –HIV and AIDS

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases – Malaria

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability – Drinking water

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability – Basic sanitation

Child protection: Birth registration

Child protection: Child marriage

Data notes

Summary indicators

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[EQ] High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being

High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being

Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton

Center for Health and Well-being, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ USA

PNAS - US National Academy of Sciences – August 2010

Available online at: http://bit.ly/cdSOvt

"…..Recent research has begun to distinguish two aspects of subjective well-being. Emotional well-being refers to the emotional quality of an individual's everyday experience—the frequency and intensity of experiences of joy, stress, sadness, anger, and affection that make one's life pleasant or unpleasant. Life evaluation refers to the thoughts that people have about their life when they think about it. We raise the question of whether money buys happiness, separately for these two aspects of well-being.

We report an analysis of more than 450,000 responses to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, a daily survey of 1,000 US residents conducted by the Gallup Organization. We find that emotional well-being (measured by questions about emotional experiences yesterday) and life evaluation (measured by Cantril's Self-Anchoring Scale) have different correlates. Income and education are more closely related to life evaluation, but health, care giving, loneliness, and smoking are relatively stronger predictors of daily emotions.

When plotted against log income, life evaluation rises steadily. Emotional well-being also rises with log income, but there is no further progress beyond an annual income of ∼$75,000. Low income exacerbates the emotional pain associated with such misfortunes as divorce, ill health, and being alone.

We conclude that high income buys life satisfaction but not happiness, and that low income is associated both with low life evaluation and low emotional well-being…."

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