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Health Promotion International, Vol. 19, No. 2, 137-140, June 2004
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL Vol. 19. No. 2 © Oxford University Press 2004. All rights reserved

EDITORIALS

Getting evidence into policy and practice to address health inequalities

Don Nutbeam, Regional Editor

Western Pacific
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Reducing inequalities in health between and within countries remains one of the most important challenges for all involved in health promotion into the 21st century. It is a challenge recognized in countries all over the world, even though the roots of inequality and the potential solutions may vary from country to country, and community to community (Evans et al., 2001Go).

Among the developed nations in Europe, countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands have a long record of policy commitment to social justice, and to addressing the health consequences of social and economic inequities (Swedish National Committee for Public Health, 2000Go; Mackenbach and Stronks, 2002Go).

The United Kingdom too pioneered many of the social policy reforms that established a modern welfare state in that country, for example by introducing the National Health Service and a series of social safety provisions for its citizens in the years . . . [Full Text of this Article]

LESSONS FROM THE UK EXAMPLE

CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE


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