PHM-Exch> Closing the Health Equity Gap: Policy Options and Opportunities for Action

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Closing the Health Equity Gap:
Policy Options and Opportunities for Action**

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2013 - ISBN 978 92 4 150517 8
*World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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Available online PDF [64p.] at:  http://bit.ly/XnEvWl

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*“Summary…….*This report brings together a series of policy briefs and is
aimed at policy-makers and others interested to improve health equity by
acting within the health system and on broader governmental policy.

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The report provides an update and overview of the vast amount of evidence
produced during the Commission on Social Determinants of Health and
identifies policy options to implement the main recommendations of the
Commission. It draws from the extensive work of the nine global knowledge
networks set up by WHO to generate evidence for the Commission. ****

It first considers the essential role of the health sector in reducing
inequities in five areas (working towards universal coverage; public health
programmes; measuring inequities in health; facilitating mobilization of
people and groups; intersectoral action).  Second, it discusses how the
health sector can work with other sectors that are also vital to this task
in seven additional areas (early child development; urban settings;
globalization

The report ends by outlining one way to put together a national action plan
addressing these issues, in light of the different starting points and
priorities found in each country.”  ****

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*Content*

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Introduction****

Why act to improve health equity?****

The structure of this report

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*Section 1. The Health Sector*

Working towards universal coverage****

Public health programmes****

Measuring inequities in health****

Facilitating mobilization of people and groups****

Intersectoral action

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*Section 2. Cross-Government Actions*

Early child development****

Urban settings****

Globalization and increasing economic interdependence****

Employment and working conditions****

Policy and attitudes towards women****

Inclusive policies****

Engaging civil society****

     An Example Programme of Action****

              Questions and Next Steps

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*“..At a time when the world is discussing the post-2015 development goals,
this report brings an important contribution to what is now widely regarded
as a major shortcoming of the Millennium Development Goals: the need to
monitor progress not only at national level but also for specific
socioeconomic and ethnic subgroups, thus ensuring that progress at national
level does not aggravate within-country disparities….”
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*  **- Professor Cesar G. Victora, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
and President, International Epidemiological Association*
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