In 1984, the 32 member states of the World Health Organization European Region took a
remarkable step forward in agreeing unanimously on 38 targets for a common health policy …

This paper presents the findings of a critical review of studies carried out in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) focusing on the economic consequences for households of illness …

Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health
through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands …

Policies and strategies Page 1 () TS for FUTURES STUDIES Dahlgren, Göran & Margaret
Whitehead Policies and strategies to promote social e quity in health Background document to …

What is physical literacy? What are the benefits of being physically literate? The term
'physical literacy'describes the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and …

Untreated sickness among poor people is recorded not only in countries with serious
economic difficulties, but also in those with high and stable economic growth. For example …

W illiam Farr's insight into the nonrandom na-ture of health variations between nationstates
is as valid at the beginning of the twenty-first century as it was in the mid-nineteenth century …

The WHO Regional Office for Europe is one of six regional offices throughout the world,
each with its own programme geared to the particular health problems of the countries it …

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Dahlgren and Whitehead model of the main
determinants of health, sometimes known as 'The Rainbow Model'. In this article, we reflect …

Discusses evidence which has accumulated on the issue of inequalities in health in several
European countries and ponders what can be done about them. Change of this issue from a …