Ata on primary health care. 1 This declaration draws our attention to the global burden of
health inequities not only in poor underdeveloped countries but also in rich developed …

" There is today a recognition that populations are left behind and a sense of lost
opportunities that are reminiscent of what gave rise, thirty years ago, to Alma-Ata's paradigm …

The current global financial crisis has provided a compelling lesson on the interdependence
of our global community. Just as commodities traded on the New York Stock Exchange …

The health care system struggles daily to manage a large and growing burden of disease. It
is the role of public health to reduce that burden, which is why investment in public health is …

Several notable works, dating back to at least 40 years, have been written on the issue of
inequalities and inequities in health and health care. The 1980 Black Report highlighted …

Canada provides an excellent example of how political and economic forces can trump the
best intentions of health researchers and workers attempting to promote health equity. It has …

The recently released report,'Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action
on the Social Determinants of Health'(hereafter, the Report), 1 issued by the World Health …

This issue of the Journal is dedicated to the theme of global engagement to eliminate health
disparities. As stated in the classic “Black Report” on health inequalities in the United …

Entrenched poor health and health inequity are important public health problems.
Conventionally, solutions to such problems originate from the health care sector, a …

Objectives 1. To discuss our understanding of the issue of social inequities in health 2. To
identify barriers to comprehensive action on social inequities in health 3. To identify …