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Inequalities and Health Policies in the European Countries

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This paper examines some of the factors causing health inequalities. The analysis supports the findings of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health that social inequalities in health arise because of inequalities in the conditions of daily life and the fundamental drivers that give rise to them. This review found many examples of associations between risk factors for health, including tobacco use and obesity, and socioeconomic circumstances. This reflects the influence that lack of control, stress and reduced capabilities—all strongly associated with social disadvantage—have on both health and health-related behaviours. The 2008 recession in Europe had consequences on health outcomes.

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  1. University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy

    Gavino Maciocco

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

    Pietro Amedeo Modesti

  2. University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School, and University, Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

    Francesco P. Cappuccio

  3. Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Gianfranco Parati

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Maciocco, G. (2018). Inequalities and Health Policies in the European Countries. In: Modesti, P., Cappuccio, F., Parati, G. (eds) Ethnic Diversities, Hypertension and Global Cardiovascular Risk. Updates in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93148-7_3

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