[co_inspiracion] Fwd: [PAHO/WHO Equity list & Knowledge network] - Health ineq ualities in the EU -- Final report of a consortium

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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:52:29 -0400
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Subject: [PAHO/WHO Equity list & Knowledge network] - Health ineq ualities
in the EU -- Final report of a consortium
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*Health inequalities in the EU -- Final report of a consortium. Consortium
lead: Sir Michael Marmot.*
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*Contribution from: *
*From:* *Linden Farrer *
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 01, 2014 8:15 AM
*To:* equity-PAHO



A report has been published outlining new evidence on health inequalities
in the European Union (EU) and the policy response at EU and national level
to health inequalities since 2009.

The report:

   - *Confirms significant inequalities in health between and within EU
   Member States*, which for the most part are similar to those identified
   in 'Health inequalities: Europe in profile' (2006). Some inequalities have
   increased, while others have decreased, suggesting that significant headway
   has not been made in the EU in reducing health inequalities.
   - *Demonstrates marked differences in the social determinants of health
   - in turn caused by the existence of marked social inequalities - across EU
   Member States* and inequalities in health between social groups based on
   these determinants.
   - *Examines the factors causing health inequalities*. Like the WHO
CSDH<http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/>,
   this report agrees that health inequalities result from social inequalities
   in the conditions of daily life and their fundamental drivers (e.g. early
   childhood, employment conditions, social spending and protection, etc.)
   that give rise to them.
   - *Presents research showing the policy response to health inequalities
   in EU member states and regions*. Countries' responses are characterised
   as having a: 1) Relatively positive and active response, 2) Variable
   response, 3) Relatively undeveloped response to health inequalities. These
   results, including those showing that serious headway has not been made in
   tackling health inequalities in EU countries, justify the headline
   conclusion of the WHO Europe
report<http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/who-european-review>which
was that all countries can *do
   something* to improve the social determinants of health, *do more*, or *do
   better* with their existing policies and spending. Worryingly, the
   research suggests a widening of the policy response across EU member states
   since 2006.
   - *Provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for the European
   Commission, and individual member states and regions*.



The report was co-ordinated by the UCL Institute for Health Equity, and a
chapter on EU member state policy responses to health inequalities was
provided by EuroHealthNet <http://eurohealthnet.eu/>.

Download the report
here<https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/projects/eu-review/final-report-health-inequalities-in-the-eu>.
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