Promoting health and equity : from policy to action : cases from the Western Pacific Region.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

Series:

Wpro Nonserial Publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--Pacific Area--Case studies.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Pacific Area--Case studies.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manila, Philippines : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Table of Contents; Acronyms

Notes:

"March 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-9061-471-4

OCLC:

698259899