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Proposing a new indicator to assess health disparities: measuring inequalities in causes of death

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Understanding heterogeneity in causes of death also helps us understand the biological and social drivers of morbidity and mortality and develop better conceptual and explanatory models.

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Legal and Policy Assistance to Address Racial Health Equity

The Network for Public Health Law

We recognize that racial health inequities are created by a variety of factors that often linked to the social determinants of health and are also intersectional.