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HFE contributes to the Health inequalities consultation

1 April 2009

HEALTH INEQUALITIES: Solidarity in Health: Reducing Health Inequalities in the EU

Health First Europe has responded to the European Commission open consultation on Health Inequalities, thus contributing to the forthcoming European Commission Communication on Health Inequalities (expected to be published by the end of 2009).

At the moment, only a handful of countries have set clear measures to reduce health inequalities. The Communication seeks to raise awareness and to turn health inequalities into a policy priority in all EU countries. It will support Member States in their attempts to tackle inequalities in health, notably through structural funds and exchange of good practices, and will help to improve existing mechanisms to monitor health inequalities across the EU, as well as mainstreaming the goal of reducing inequalities in health in EU policies.

To read the HFE contribution to the open consultation, click here
To read the Consultation Paper EU action to reduce health inequalities, please click here.
For more information, please click here.