[afro-nets] 10 best resources on . . . health equity

["Claudio Schuftan" <cschuftan@phmovement.org>]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) ruglucia@paho.org

 *10 best resources on . . . health equity*

Davidson R Gwatkin

*Health Policy and Planning Volume 22, Issue 5: September 2007 - Oxford
University Press*

 Website : http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl

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 "……An astute bureaucratic pundit named Rufus Miles once observed that 'where you stand depends on where you sit' (Miles 1978). This 'Miles Law' deserves to be kept centrally in mind when considering not only traditional bureaucratic behaviour, but also health equity; for one's judgment about what's 'best' in the health equity area is unavoidably shaped by his/her institutional experience, background and interests…"

* **Resources:*

 1.   Whitehead M. 1992. The concepts and principles of equity and health. International Journal of Health Services 22: 429–45.

2.   Evans T, Brown H. 2002. Opportunities for action: applying an equity lens to global health initiatives. Presentation at the National Press Club, Washington DC; Evans T, Brown H. 2002. Applying an equity lens to the safe motherhood initiative. Presentation to the Safe Motherhood Interagency Group, London; Evans T, Brown H. 2003. Road traffic crashes: operationalizing equity in the context of health sector reform. Injury Control and Safety Promotion 10: 11–12.

3.   Wagstaff A, Paci P, van Doorslaer E. 1991. On the measurement of inequalities in health. Social Science and Medicine 33: 545–57.

4.   Victora CG, Vaughan JP, Barros FC et al. 2000. Explaining trends in inequities: evidence from Brazilian child health studies. The Lancet 356:1093–98.

5.   Marmot M. 2006. Health in an unequal world. The Lancet 368: 2081–94.

6.   O¨ stlin P, George A, Sen G. 2001. Gender, health, and equity: the intersections. In: Evans T et al. (eds). Challenging inequities in health: from ethics to action. Oxford: Oxford University Press for the Rockefeller Foundation, pp. 175–89.

7.   Filmer D, Pritchett LH. 2001. Estimating wealth effects without expenditure data – or tears: an application to educational enrollments in States of India. Demography 38: 115–32.

8.   Gwatkin DR, Rutstein S, Johnson K et al. 2007. Socio-economic differences in health, nutrition, and population. Washington, DC:The World Bank.

9.   Gwatkin DR, Wagstaff A, Yazbeck A (eds). 2005. Reaching the poor with health, nutrition, and population services: what works, what doesn't, and why. Washington, DC: The World Bank.

10. McIntyre D, Thiede M, Dahlgren G, Whitehead M. 2006. What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middleincome country contexts? Social Science and Medicine 62: 858–65.

 *References*

Anand S, Diderichsen F, Evans T et al. 2001. *Measuring disparities in health: methods and indicators*. In: Evans T, Whitehead M, Diderichsen F et al. (eds). Challenging inequities in health: from ethics to action. Oxford: Oxford University Press for the Rockefeller Foundation, pp. 49–67.

Braveman P. 2006. *Health disparities and health equity: concepts and measurement*. Annual Reviews Public Health 27: 167–94.

Chowdhury M. 2005. *Tracking progress in child survival: addressing inequities*. Presentation to the conference 'Tracking Progress in Child Survival: Countdown to 2015', London, 13–14 December 2005. Online at: http://cs.server2.textor.com/alldocs/30%20Mushtaque%20Chowdhury.ppt#8 , accessed 2 March 2007.

Doull M, O'Conner A, Robinson V et al. 2007. *Peer-based interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected women* (protocol). Hoboken, NJ: JW Wiley for the Cochrane Collaboration.

Doull M, O'Connor AM, Robinson V et al. 2007. *Peer support strategies for improving the health and well-being of individuals with chronic diseases*(protocol). Hoboken, NJ: JW Wiley for the Cochrane Collaboration.

Kawachi I, Subramaniam SV, Almeida-Filho N. 2002. *A glossary for health inequalities*. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 56:646–52.

Kuznets S. 1955. Economic growth and income inequality. American Economic Review 45: 1–28.

Loewenson R, cited in Johnson M, *The challenge of achieving health equity in Africa*, online at: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-58143-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Miles RE Jr. 1978. *The origin and meaning of Miles Law*. Public Administration Review 38: 399.

Sen A. 2002. *Why health equity?* Health Economics 11: 659–6.

Starfield B. 2006. *State of the art in research on equity and health.*Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law 31: 11–32.

Tudor Hart J. 1971*. The inverse care law*. The Lancet 1: 405–12.

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Claudio Schuftan
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