Independent Inquiry Into Inequalities in Health
Download or Read eBook Independent Inquiry Into Inequalities in Health PDF written by Sir Donald Acheson and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sir Donald Acheson |
Publisher | : Stationery Office/Tso |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0113221738 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780113221738 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Independent Inquiry Into Inequalities in Health by : Sir Donald Acheson
Book excerpt: This Report addresses an issue which is fundamentally a matter of social justice; namely that although the last 20 years have brought a marked increase in prosperity and substantial reductions in mortality to the people of this country as a whole, the gap in health between those at the top and bottom of the social scale has widened. Yet there is convincing evidence that, provided an appropriate agenda of policies can be defined and given priority, many of these inequalities are remediable. The same is true for those that exist between the various ethnic groups and between the sexes.