Links
Explore the links below for more information on inequalities in health.
International organizations portals
- World Health Organization - Commission on Social Determinants of Health
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (GHO)
- European Commission, DG Health & Consumers, Social determinants and health inequalities
- PAHO Portal for the Equity List and Knowledge Network
Health inequalities in maps
- Gapminder. Life expectancy by countries' per capita income
- Longer Lives. Socioeconomic deprivation and premature mortality by local authority in England
- Ineq-cities Atlas. Inequalities in mortality in 16 European cities
- Lives on the Line. Life expectancy by tube station of residence in London
European projects
Ongoing projects
- Euro-Healthy: Shaping European policies to promote Health Equity
- Heart Healthy Hoods: A multifaceted approach to cardiovascular diseases in European Cities
Finalised projects
- DRIVERS: Addressing the strategic Determinants to Reduce health Inequity Via Early childhood, Realising fair employment, and Social protection
- DEMETRIQ: Developing methodologies to reduce inequalities in the determinants of health
- SILNE: Tackling socio-economic inequalities in smoking: learning from natural experiments
- Equity Action - European Portal for Action on Health Inequalities
- Ineq-cities: Socio-economic inequalities in mortality: evidence and policies in cities of Europe
- The EURO-GBD-SE project: The potential for reduction of health inequalities in Europe
- Eurothine: Tackling health inequalities in Europe
Other relevant documents
- "If you could do one thing..." Nine local actions to reduce health inequalities
- Eurofound: Quality of life in Europe: Social inequalities
- Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region
- How can the health equity impact of universal policies be evaluated?
- Moving Forward Equity. Proposal of policies and interventions to reduce inequalities in health in Spain
- Social determinants of health. The solid facts
National portals and organisations
