[EQ] Reasons for a differential impact of policies and interventions on the social gradient of health

Reasons for a differential impact of policies and interventions on the social gradient of health

A literature review

Annemiek Dorgelo, Sarah Pos, Janine Vervoordeldonk, Jan Jansen

Tackling the Gradient in Health - Project

The Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NIGZ) (lead), the EuroHealthNet (Belgium), Universidad de la Laguna (Spain),
National Institute of Public Health Czech Republic and The Karolinska Institute (Sweden)

Available online at: http://bit.ly/pk9Bv2

The main purpose of this literature review is to map the current knowledge and information about the impact of policies and interventions on the social gradient of health and to find reasons for a differential impact of policies and interventions on health across different SES groups and age groups of children (and their families).

Based on this knowledge and information the purpose is to find an explanation for why people respond differently to policies and interventions. In this chapter policies with an effect or an impact on the health gradient are described.

Content

1. About Gradient

2. Review: introduction

2.1. Objectives

2.2. Partners

 

3. Methods

3.1. Search Strategy

3.2. Sources of research comprises

3.3. Analyses

4. Results: policies tackling the Social gradient of Health

4.1. Introduction

4.2. European Policies tackling the social health gradient

4.3. Policies in North America tackling the social health gradient

4.4. Conclusions: policies and interventions tackling the gradient

 

5. Reasons for a differential impact on health inequalities

 

6. Overall findings: reasons for a differential impact

Reasons for a differential Impact on the social gradient of health (1)

Reasons for a differential impact on health of deprived groups or health inequalities (2)

 

7. Discussion

 

Appendix 1: Glossary

Appendix 2: Search terms

Appendix 3: Gradient analyse grid

Appendix 4: Online analyse tool

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