Commentary - Advancing health equity to improve health: the time is now
Health inequities, or avoidable inequalities in health between groups of people, are increasingly recognized and tackled to improve public health. Canada’s interest in health inequities goes back over 40 years, with the landmark 1974 Lalonde report, and continues with the 2011 Rio Political Declarat...
Main Authors: | B. Jackson, P. Huston |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Health Agency of Canada
2016-02-01
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Series: | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada |
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Online Access: | https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-36-no-2-2016/commentary-advancing-health-equity-improve-health-time-is-now.html |
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