Health inequities are preventable and unjust differences in health status between different population groups. They are shaped by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age – the so called social determinants of health. Health inequalities are present in all European countries and evidence shows that health inequalities are currently widening.下載
EuroHealthNet, the pan-European network for bodies responsible for health promotion and tackling health inequities in EU states and regions, has given a qualified welcome for the proposal adopted today by the European Commission for a new Health Programme in the context of the next EU budgetary period from 2014.下載