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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. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. Such a response is also essential for creating a more equitable global health community.

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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. We are seeking applicants developing or working on a specific issue that prioritizes racial equity that would benefit from legal and policy technical assistance.

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IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Chief Executive Suzanne Costello said that while significant progress was made in key public health policy areas, such as tobacco control, since 1998, both jurisdictions continue to face shared public health challenges that could benefit from enhanced North-South cooperation.

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Weight Loss Drugs arent “the answer”

Sheffield DPH

likely to widen health inequalities. It will therefore be important to assess the potential impact on health inequalities. This was the study being cited. see also this comment in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Knock on consequence of shortage in diabetes context – a form of population harm 4. What at 2yr.