Health Inequalities

Chapter 1. Introduction
More illness within shorter lives
The great paradox of public health
The need for a broader picture
Preview: this book's main conclusions
Chapter 2. Patterns of health inequalities
Measurement issues
Generalized, but uneven
Persistent, but dynamic
Ubiquitous, but variable
Health inequalities outside Europe
Chapter 3. Explanatory perspectives
Methodological issues
Education, occupation, income and health
Six groups of contributing factors
Theories about the explanation of health inequalities
Chapter 4. Patterns of health inequalities explained
Set-up of the analyses
Changes in social stratification
Rapid but differential health improvements
Differential effects of factors driving population health change
Continued social patterning of health determinants
Understanding the European experience
Chapter 5. A broader picture
Why social inequality persists in modern welfare states
Health inequalities and welfare state reform
Health inequalities and social justice
Chapter 6. Policy implications
Proposals for tackling health inequalities
National attempts at tackling health inequalities
Realistic expectations
Final reflections

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