Armut und Gesundheit

Wer arm ist muss früher sterben. Der Zusammenhang zwischen sozialem Status und Gesundheit ist offensichtlich und auch die solidarisch finanzierte Krankenversicherung hat daran nichts geändert.

Es erstaunt mich aber immer wieder, welche Heerscharen von Wissenschaftlern und Organsationen sich dem Thema annehmen. Eine Auswahl von links, die mich in den letzten Wochen erreicht haben:

Methodological Issues in Measuring Population Health, November 1 to 3, 2006 - Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, Statistics Canada. Website: http://www.statcan.ca/english/conferences/symposium2006/index.htm

Health Inequalities: Europe in Profile, Prof. Dr Johan P. Mackenbach, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands, An independent, expert report commissioned by the UKPresidency of the EU (February 2006). http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/15/84/04121584.pdf

WHO Bulletin interview: Tackling social factors to improve health - Interview with Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Volume 84, Number 4, April 2006, 257-336. Available online at: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/4/interview0406/en/index.html

HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH EQUITY: Concepts and Measurement, Paula Braveman­Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of California, San Francisco, California, Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 27: 167-194 (Volume publication date April 2006). Abstract: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102103

Incorporating concepts of inequality and inequity into health benefits analysis, Jonathan I. Levy, Susan M. Chemerynski, Exposure, Epidemiology and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Jessica L. Tuchmann, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA, International Journal for Equity in Health 2006, 5:2 (28 March 2006). Available online as PDF file [53p.] at: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-5-2.pdf

Evolution of Inequality, The Dynamics of Segmentation, Stratification, and Unequal Reward. A Working Group at the Santa Fe Institute - February 17 – 19, 2006, Samuel Bowles, Coordinator Overview: http://www.santafe.edu/events/workshops/index.php/Evolution_of_Inequality_Overview

Health Care Quality Indicators Project - Conceptual Framework Paper, Edward Kelley and Jeremy Hurst. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD HEALTH WORKING PAPERS NO. 23 DELSA/HEA/WD/HWP(2006)3 – March 2006. Available online as PDF file [35p.] at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/36/36262363.pdf

2. Kongress Armut und Gesundheit am 1./2. Dezember 2006 im Rathaus Schoeneberg. Berlin unter dem Motto „Soziales Kapital“ als Investition in Gesundheit. Kontakt: Eileen Winkler, Friedrichstr. 231, 10969 Berlin, Fon: 030-443190-60, Fax: 030-443190-63, e-mail: winkler@gesundheitberlin.de Internet: www.gesundheitberlin.de

What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middle-income country contexts? Diane McIntyre, Michael Thiede, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Goeran Dahlgren and Margaret Whitehead, University of Liverpool, UK Social Science & Medicine, Volume 62, Issue 4 , February 2006, Pages 858-865 - doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.001. Available online at:

Income inequality and population health: A review and explanation of the evidence, Richard G Wilkinson, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham Medical School, UK, Kate E. Pickett, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK. Social Science & Medicine - Volume 62, Issue 7 , April 2006, Pages 1768-1784. Website:

Health Inequalities – Forschungsstand, Handlungsfehler und Perspektiven zum Zusammenhang von Gesundheit und sozialer Ungleichheit, 19.-20.5.2006 in der Universitaet Bielefeld, Universitaetsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld. W

Bundeszentrale fuer gesundheitliche Aufklaerung: Neu aus der Reihe "Gesundheitsfoerderung konkret": Band 5: Kriterien guter Praxis in der Gesundheitsfoerderung bei sozial Benachteiligten - Ansatz - Beispiele - Weiterfuehrende Informationen. www.infodienst.bzga.de/medien/01_2006/konkret-pdf.htm

The Public Health Observatory Handbook of Health Inequalities Measurement. Roy Carr-Hill, Paul Chalmers-Dixon, Centre for Health Economics, University of York. Edited by Jennifer Lin, Visiting Research Fellow at the South East Public Health Observatory, South East Public Health Observatory, Oxford UK, 2005 Website: http://www.sepho.org.uk/extras/rch_handbook.aspx

Health Inequalities: A Challenge for Europe, Ken Judge, Stephen Platt, Caroline Costongs, Kasia Jurczak, 2005. Available online as PDF file [52p.] at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/15/83/04121583.pdf

Closing the Health Inequalities Gap: An International Perspective. The report was authored by Iain K. Crombie, Linda Irvine, Lawrence Elliott and Hilary Wallace of the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. It was commissioned by NHS Health Scotland and published by the WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development. The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization, 2005. Available online as PDF file [81p.] at: http://www.euro.who.int/Document/E87599.pdf

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