PHA-Exchange> Assessing the distribution of health risks by socioeconomic position at national and local levels (fwd)

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> Poverty : assessing the distribution of health risks by socioeconomic
> position at national and local levels
>
> Blakely T, Hales S, Woodward A.
> Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004 -WHO Environmental Burden of
Disease Series, No. 10

> Available online as PDF file [40p.] at:
> http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/en/ebd10.pdf

> "....This guide describes how to calculate the exposure
> associated with low socioeconomic status. This will give policy-makers
> an indication of the potential gains that could be achieved by reducing
> poverty and by targeting health services, including preventive measures,
> to the most disadvantaged sections of society.

> In the guide, conceptual issues that link socioeconomic status, exposure
> to risk factors and health are first explained. A practical, step-by-step
> approach is then used to assess the impact of socioeconomic status on risk
> factors and health, using numerical examples. The methods can be adapted
> both to local and national levels, and can be tailored to suit data
> availability....."

> Table of Contents
> Summary
> 1. Introduction
> 1.1. Overview
> 1.2. Concepts
> 2. Summary of the method
> 3. Determine the population distribution of the socioeconomic factor
> 4. Determine the relative risks for the association between
> socioeconomic position and risk factors
> 5. Determine the current distribution of risk factor levels within the
> population
> 6. Calculate the population attributable risks
> 7. Estimate uncertainties
> 8. Case study: absolute poverty and child malnutrition in Pakistan
> 8.1. Select an appropriate measure of socioeconomic position
> 8.2. Determine the population distribution of the socioeconomic factor
> 8.3. Determine the relative risks for the association between
> socioeconomic position and risk factors
> 8.4. Determine the current distribution of risk factor levels within the
> population
> 8.5. Calculate the population attributable risks and burdens
> 8.6. Estimate Uncertainties
> 9. Conclusions and policy implications
> 10. References