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Equity Action has received funding from the European Union in the Framework of the Health Programme |
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| Click on the following links to go to the detailed descriptions of the four main work strands of Equity Action: |
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Introduction |
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| Equity Action is the EU funded Joint Action on Health Inequalities. The programme focuses on developing capability across Member States with a particular focus on: - Developing knowledge for action on health inequalities;
- Supporting the engagement of Member States, regions and other stakeholders in action to tackle the socio-economic health inequalities;
- Sharing learning between Member States & other actors; and
- Supporting the development of effective action to tackle socio-economic health inequalities at a EU policy level.
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Partners |
| The following Member States and organisations are involved in Equity Action: |
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| Coordinator: |
| Health Action Partnership International (HAPI) |
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| Project Partners: |
| European network EuroHealthNet | Belgium Public Federal Service Health, Food Chain, Safety and Environment |
| Czech Republic National Institute of Public Health | England Department of Health |
| Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare | France Direction Générale de la Santé |
| Germany Federal Centre for Health Education | Greece National Centre for Social Research |
| Hungary National Institute for Health Development | Ireland Institute of Public Health in Ireland |
| Italy Veneto Region Department of Health Services | Italy Azienda Sanitaria Locale TO3 Regione Piemonte, Struttura Complessa a direzione Universitaria Epidemiologia |
| Italy Agenzie Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali | Latvia The Centre of Health Economics |
| Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment | Norway Norwegian Directorate of Health |
| Poland National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene | Scotland The Scottish Executive |
| Spain Directorate General for Public Health and Foreign Health. Ministry of Health and Social Policy | Spain La Fundacion Vasca de Innovacion e Investigation Sanitarias |
| Sweden Region Västra Gotaland | Sweden Swedish National Institute of Public Health |
| Wales Welsh Government | |
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| Collaborating Partner: |
| WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development, Venice (Italy) |
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Stay up to date | Newsletter |
|  By subscribing to our quarterly newsletter, you can stay up to date of the latest developments and publications of Equity Action. You can subscribe here. The Newsletter Archive, including all published newsletters, can be found here. |
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Meetings & Presentations |
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EU Expert Group meeting on SDH and Health Inequalities |
13 December 2011, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
- Presentation Equity Action at the EU Expert Group meeting | download (.pdf)
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Equity Action - Kick off meeting |
7-8 April 2011, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
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| Agenda of the meeting | download (.pdf) Presentations | download (.zip) |
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Contact |
| For further information about Equity Action, please contact the Project Manager: Mark Gamsu Mark.Gamsu@hapi.org.uk |
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The opinions expressed in this project section do not necessarily reflect those of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumer Affairs or the European Commission. |