Developing methodologies to reduce inequalities in the determinants of health
Initiatives
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1. Develop, evaluate and refine methodologies for assessing the effects of social, economic and health policies on the pattern and magnitude of health inequalities among socioeconomic groups.
1. Assess the differential health effects by socioeconomic group of ‘natural policy experiments’ in the fields of unemployment and poverty reduction; tobacco and alcohol control; and access to education and preventive health care.
1. Synthesise the evidence from the findings of objectives 1-2, and actively engage users in the research in order to promote the transfer of knowledge for policy and practice with maximum effectiveness.
- Start Year
- 2012
- End Year
- 2014
- Funding
- FP7-HEALTH (European Commission) - Grant agreement ID: 278511. Overall budget € 3 930 529,60
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- More than two surveys available between the time period 1990 and 2010
Marker Paper
Hoffmann K, De Gelder R, Hu Y, Bopp M, Vitrai J, Lahelma E, Menvielle G, Santana P, Regidor E, Ekholm O, Mackenbach JP, van Lenthe FJ. Trends in educational inequalities in obesity in 15 European countries between 1990 and 2010. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017 May 8;14(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0517-8.
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 238,926
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
By contacting the study representative