Tackling health inequalities: moving theory to action

Tackling health inequalities: moving theory to action

BACKGROUND This paper reports on health inequalities awareness-raising workshops conducted with senior New Zealand health sector staff as part of the Government's goal of reducing inequalities in health, education, employment and housing. METHODS The workshops were based on a multi-method needs assessment with senior staff in key health institutions. The workshops aimed to increase the knowle...

Tackling health inequalities since the Acheson inquiry.

I t has been said that there are two types of people in the world: those that think there are two types of people and those who do not. If I were not disbarred by the contradiction, I would belong to the second group. This applies to my view of health inequalities—both to the problem and its solutions. Health inequalities are not confined to differences in health between rich and poor; health f...

Tackling health inequalities: turning policy into practice?

Acknowledgements We are grateful to the authors of the papers commissioned for the seminars. We also wish to thank all the seminar participants who commented on the papers and provided valuable insights from their own experiences. The Health Development Agency (www.hda.nhs.uk) is the national authority and information resource on what works to improve people's health and reduce health inequalit...

Time to care: tackling health inequalities through primary care.

Quality, Safety and Informatics Research Group, Clinical and Population Sciences and Education Division, University of Dundee, Mackenzie Building, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK, Academic Unit of General Practice & Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow G12 9LX, UK, RCGP Scotland, 25 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JX, UK and Primary Care Research Unit, Department of General Practic...

CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: tackling health inequalities through health policy development in Lithuania