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Advancing tools to promote health equity across European Union regions: the EUR...
Santana, Paula; Freitas, Ângela; Stefanik, Iwa; Costa, Cláudia; Oliveira, Mónica; Rodrigues, Teresa C.; Vieira, Ana; Ferreira, Pedro LopesBackground Population health measurements are recognised as appropriate tools to support public health monitoring. Yet, there is still a lack of tools that offer a basis for policy appraisal and for foreseeing impacts on health equity. In the context of persistent regional inequalities, it is critical to ascertain which regions are performing best, which factors might shape future health outcomes and where ther...
Population Health Inequalities Across and Within European Metropolitan Areas th...
Costa, Cláudia Margarida Pereira da; Rodrigues, Ana Paula Santana; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Burström, Bo; Borrell, Carme; Schweikart, JürgenThe different geographical contexts seen in European metropolitan areas are reflected in the uneven distribution of health risk factors for the population. Accumulating evidence on multiple health determinants point to the importance of individual, social, economic, physical and built environment features, which can be shaped by the local authorities. The complexity of measuring health, which at the same time u...
Environmental public health risks in European metropolitan areas within the EUR...
Mitsakou, Christina; Dimitroulopoulou, Sani; Heaviside, Clare; Katsouyanni, Klea; Samoli, Evangelia; Rodopoulou, SophiaUrban areas in Europe are facing a range of environmental public health challenges, such as air pollution, traffic noise and road injuries. The identification and quantification of the public health risks associated with exposure to environmental conditions is important for prioritising policies and interventions that aim to diminish the risks and improve the health of the population. With this purpose in mind,...
Social differences in avoidable mortality between small areas of 15 European ci...
Hoffmann, Rasmus; Borsboom, Gerard; Saez, Marc; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Burström, Bo; Corman, Diana; Costa, Cláudia; Deboosere, PatrickBackground: Health and inequalities in health among inhabitants of European cities are of major importance for European public health and there is great interest in how different health care systems in Europe perform in the reduction of health inequalities. However, evidence on the spatial distribution of cause-specific mortality across neighbourhoods of European cities is scarce. This study presents maps of av...