LEADER 02384nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910459156103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-9061-471-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033941 035 $a(EBL)538055 035 $a(OCoLC)698259899 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000466119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11973176 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10458057 035 $a(PQKB)10950179 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC538055 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL538055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10392230 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033941 100 $a20090828d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPromoting health and equity$b[electronic resource] $efrom policy to action : cases from the Western Pacific Region 210 $aManila, Philippines $cWorld Health Organization, Western Pacific Region$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 225 1 $aWpro Nonserial Publication 300 $a"March 2009." 311 $a92-9061-427-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCOVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Table of Contents; Acronyms 330 $aRecent years have seen a growth in the evidence base on policies and actions to promote health equity. Despite efforts, however, the evidence shows that inequalities are increasing rather than decreasing in many countries. This may partly be due to faulty policy decisions. There is clearly need for a better evidence-based approach on health policies to achieve equity. At the same time, understanding is inadequate on how policy-makers can best make use of the growing evidence base on promoting equity in health. There is a need for stronger links between evidence and health policy-making and imp 410 0$aWpro Nonserial Publication 606 $aMedical policy$zPacific Area$vCase studies 606 $aMedical care$zPacific Area$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical policy 615 0$aMedical care 676 $a616.89 712 02$aWorld Health Organization.$bRegional Office for the Western Pacific. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459156103321 996 $aPromoting health and equity$91931402 997 $aUNINA