Publications relating to health inequalities
Age equality in health and social care
Published in 2009 by Department of Health
In April 2009, the then Secretary of State for Health asked Sir Ian Carruthers OBE, Chief Executive of NHS South West, and Jan Ormondroyd, Chief Executive of Bristol City Council, to undertake a...
Equality for All
Published in 2009 by Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent public body established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Socioeconomic inequalities in survival and provision of neonatal care: population based study of very preterm infants
Published in 2009 by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
In developed countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom preterm birth is a major public health problem, with the incidence rising over the past 10 years. Preterm birth is also the...
Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2009
Published in 2009 by Joesph Rowntree Foundation
The annual report on the state of poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the New Policy Institute.
Tackling health inequalities
Published in 2009 by Department of Health
This document provides an update on progress to meet the health inequalities national target to reduce the gap as measured by infant mortality and life expectancy, by 10% by 2010. It includes an...
Annual Update on Fuel Poverty and Health
Published in 2009 by Institute of Public Health
This Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2009) follows the All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty and Health published in 2007 and the Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2008). It...
New Horizons: a shared vision for mental health
Published in 2009 by Department of Health
New Horizons is a cross-government programme of action with the twin aims to:
Childhood in Transition: Experiencing marginalisation and conflict in Northern Ireland
Published in 2009 by Save the Children
This report, based on the voices of children and young people, offers a stark alternative to the notion that Northern Ireland is a post-conflict society which safeguards children's...
Christmas 2009: Young and old - the association of early IQ and education with mortality
Published in 2009 by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
In this 65 year longitudinal study in Malmö, Sweden, mortality differences among participants by own educational attainment were not explained by childhood IQ, for men or women. Differences...
DETERMINE Working document #4 'Economic arguments for addressing social determinants of health inequalities'
Published in 2009 by Institute of Public Health in Ireland
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) is a partner in the European project DETERMINE, building on its previous involvement in the Closing the Gap project in 2004-2006.
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