An economic framework for analysing the social determinants of health and health inequalities

D Epstein, D Jimenez-Rubio, Peter C. Smith, M Suhrcke

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Abstract

Reducing health inequalities is an important part of health policy in most countries. This paper discusses from an economic perspective how government policy can influence health inequalities, particularly focusing on the outcome of performance targets in England, and the role of sectors of the economy outside the health service – the ‘social determinants’ of health - in delivering these targets.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationYork, UK
PublisherCentre for Health Economics, University of York
Pages1-68
Number of pages68
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2009

Publication series

NameCHE Research Paper
PublisherCentre for Health Economics, University of York
No.52

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