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A glossary for health inequalities [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2002
In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities: (1) What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?; (2) Should we assess health inequalities themselves, or social group inequalities in health?; (3) Do health inequalities mainly reflect the effects of poverty, or are they generated by ...
Kawachi, I., Subramanian, S., Almeida-Filho, N.   +2 more
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A comparison of assessment tools for childcare centers in high vs. low resource settings

Frontiers in Public Health
Studies suggest issues may arise when using childcare setting assessment tools designed for high-resource settings in low-resource settings to assess and improve the quality of care, including placing disproportionate weight on features of the childcare ...
Hy V. Huynh, Eve Puffer, Eve Puffer, Jan Ostermann, Jan Ostermann, Andrew K. Weinhold, Meghan E. Lopez, Melissa McGovern, Kathryn Whetten, Kathryn Whetten   +9 more
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Disparities in cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, treatment and mortality across socioeconomic groups in Finland: a register-based population study

BMJ Public Health
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in various cancer-related indicators exist globally, but the evidence is fragmented even within countries.
Peng Li, Pekka Martikainen, Kaarina Korhonen, Mikko Myrskylä, Luca Dei Bardi, Xianhua Zai, Margherita Moretti   +6 more
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HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND INEQUALITY

International Economic Review
AbstractThis article identifies a “health premium” of insurance coverage: insured individuals are more likely to maintain good health or recover from poor health. We introduce this feature into a prototypical macrohealth model and estimate the baseline economy by matching the observed joint distribution of health insurance, health, and income over the ...
Chaoran Chen, Zhigang Feng, Jiaying Gu
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Health inequality and deprivation

Health Economics, 2009
AbstractThis paper looks at health inequality and deprivation, with a particular focus on developing countries. It is specifically concerned with relationships between health and income, especially the extent to which inequality and deprivation in the former is driven by changes in the latter.
McGillivray, Mark, Dutta, Indranil, Markova, Nora   +2 more
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Systematic review of impact of mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling on behavioral and cognitive outcomes and inequalities

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Objectives. To synthesize empirical evidence about the effects of mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling policies on behavioral and cognitive outcomes related to food choice, and on socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in these outcomes ...
Ornella Moreno-Mattar, Mariana Gutiérrez-Zamora, Joana Morrison, Lucinda Cash-Gibson, Juan M. Pericàs, Joan Benach   +5 more
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Advocating for Paid Maternity Leave and Workplace Lactation Policy Reform and Implementation: Lessons Learned From Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Vietnam

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Maternity protection policies are designed to preserve the health of working women and their infants, support optimal infant and young child nutrition through breastfeeding and prevent workplace discrimination against women.
Michelle E. Anderson, Justine McGowan, Jessica Escobar‐DeMarco, Sujata Bose, Edward A. Frongillo, Laura Ferguson   +5 more
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Health Inequality and Health Types

SSRN Electronic Journal
Summary Although health affects many economic outcomes, its dynamics are still poorly understood. We use k-means clustering, a machine learning technique, and data from the Health and Retirement Study to identify health types during middle and old age.
Borella Margherita, Bullano Francisco, DeNardi Mariacristina, Krueger Benjamin, Manresa Elena   +4 more
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Perspectives from the Field

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2016
Background: HIV testing and linkage to care are critical first steps along the care continuum. Targeted efforts are needed in the South to achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and qualitative examination of testing and linkage to care ...
Kristen A. Sullivan PhD, MSW, MA, Miriam B. Berger MPH, Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan MD, Heather E. Parnell MSW, Lynne A. Sampson PhD, MPH, Jacquelyn M. Clymore MS, Aimee M. Wilkin MD, MPH   +6 more
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Health sufficientarianism and health inequality [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics
This paper asks: If we are sufficientarians about health, then why do we care about health inequality? This is an important ethical question which should be of interest to moral philosophers as well as decision-makers, bureaucrats, and healthcare professionals.
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