In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities:(1)
What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?;(2) Should we assess …

Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but
those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor. Inequality and …

Throughout most of the world, the term “health inequalities” generally refers to differences in
health by social class, unless specified otherwise. In the United States, however, the most …

Background: A number of studies have suggested that social inequalities in health
disappear or are attenuated in early adolescence possibly due to changing risk exposures …

The world we live in is hugely unequal. People in a better socioeconomic position do not
only lead more comfortable lives, but also longer and healthier lives. This is true not only in …

The evidence bearing on the nature and extent of health inequalities documented globally
and in the UK is addressed, twin foci within the UK being (a) associations between …

The measurement of socioeconomic status (SES) is a serious matter that requires us to think
more precisely about both conceptual issues and issues more traditionally thought of as …

We examine the relationship between income and health with the purpose of establishing
the extent to which the distribution of health in a population contributes to income inequality …

This paper explores aspects of the social production of health by focussing on the ways in
which levels of health are shaped by structures of social inequality and behaviors or …