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UNINA9910459156103321 |
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Titolo |
Promoting health and equity [[electronic resource] ] : from policy to action : cases from the Western Pacific Region |
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Manila, Philippines, : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Collana |
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Wpro Nonserial Publication |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical policy - Pacific Area |
Medical care - Pacific Area |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Table of Contents; Acronyms |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Recent years have seen a growth in the evidence base on policies and actions to promote health equity. Despite efforts, however, the evidence shows that inequalities are increasing rather than decreasing in many countries. This may partly be due to faulty policy decisions. There is clearly need for a better evidence-based approach on health policies to achieve equity. At the same time, understanding is inadequate on how policy-makers can best make use of the growing evidence base on promoting equity in health. There is a need for stronger links between evidence and health policy-making and imp |
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