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Moving Forward Equity in Health: Monitoring social determinants of health and the reduction of Health Inequalities

Document number
2523
Date
2010
Title
Moving Forward Equity in Health: Monitoring social determinants of health and the reduction of Health Inequalities
Author/publisher
The Spanish Presidency of the EU
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, Media/News, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Violence, Human rights violation,
Summary
The document reviews the current systems for monitoring social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities in a routine manner. It considers methodological aspects, such as the disaggregation of data, the health surveys of the EU, the selection of objectives and indicators of results, and evaluation of the impact on health and health equity of public policies. It then makes a further analysis of three areas (childhood, employment conditions, and social exclusion) particularly relevant to the current European context. Last of all, the document focuses on aspects related to opportunities for the EU to contribute to the monitoring of social determinants of health and the reduction of health inequalities worldwide, as well as reflecting on the capacity of the EU to influence global health policies. This report has been produced through a participative process, with the collaboration of multiple national and international experts, during the October 2009 to February 2010 period. It is an open document that will be enriched with the contributions of experts and politicians during the events scheduled in the agenda of the EU Spanish Presidency 2010.
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