Sentences with phrase «health inequality within»
In the Social Justice Report 2005, I called for a national effort to close the gap in health inequality within a generation.
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Breast feeding is also less prevalent within certain socioeconomic groups, thus compounding existing health inequalities.
Huge inequalities are prevalent within each generation, with poverty and ill health rife even among the so - called lucky generation of baby - boomers: 1.8 million people over state pension age are currently living below the poverty line and three quarters of NHS clients are aged 65 and over.
Kath Checkland, professor of health policy at Manchester University, said the new processes could help address inequality if different groups within the coalition pooled budgets together but, in practice, little would change as legislation remained the same.
Social inequality refers to disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income as well as between the overall quality and luxury of each person's existence within a society, while economic inequality is caused by the unequal accumulation of wealth; social inequality exists because the lack of wealth in certain areas prohibits these people from obtaining the same housing, health care, etc. as the wealthy, in societies where access to these social goods depends on wealth.
The legislation recognizes that achieving excellence in American education depends on providing access to opportunity for all children, and that increasing inequality within external social, economic, health and community factors — traditionally viewed as outside of the domain of schools — have a significant influence on academic outcomes and a persistent achievement gap.
Published multilevel studies on the relation between income inequality and health within the United States
«Within a significant body of research internationally, the social environment has been demonstrated to play a critical role in the production of health inequalities.
Within the schoolhouse walls and in the wider community, we face critical, immediate equity issues — such as the belief that some students are incapable of high intellectual / cognitive performance — and other forms of institutional and structural racism that lead to differential rates of mass incarceration, income inequality, and health outcomes.
It is clear that most of the resilience measures that are significantly associated with avoiding negative outcomes do not sit entirely within the health domain and that effective action to promote resilience and address child health inequalities requires action at many different levels and from a wide range of agencies and bodies.
Chapter 2 of the report examines existing commitments and processes for addressing the health inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and sets out a human rights framework for achieving such equality within a generation.
commit all governments to a program of action to redress this inequality, which aims to ensure equality of opportunity in the provision of primary health care services and health infrastructure within 10 years;
A commitment to achieve equality of health status and life expectation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people within 25 years therefore requires commitments to address inequality of opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The substantial continuing health and social inequalities faced by Indigenous Australians are increasingly well recognised and documented.1 The broad sociocultural influence on serious Indigenous health issues, such as diabetes and rheumatic heart disease, is also well recognised; poverty, lack of cultural security and a paucity of appropriate staff within health services for Indigenous people are evident contributors.2 - 4
I believe that the COAG commitments, the signing of the Close the Gap Statement of Intent and the development of the Indigenous Health Equality Targets mark a watershed in the history of Indigenous health: the moment when we dared to take our dreams of a future in which Indigenous and non - Indigenous Australians stand as equals in terms of health and life expectation and began to turn them into reality; the moment when we said «enough is enough» and began to set in place an ambitious, yet realistic, plan to bring Indigenous health inequality to an end within our lifeHealth Equality Targets mark a watershed in the history of Indigenous health: the moment when we dared to take our dreams of a future in which Indigenous and non - Indigenous Australians stand as equals in terms of health and life expectation and began to turn them into reality; the moment when we said «enough is enough» and began to set in place an ambitious, yet realistic, plan to bring Indigenous health inequality to an end within our lifehealth: the moment when we dared to take our dreams of a future in which Indigenous and non - Indigenous Australians stand as equals in terms of health and life expectation and began to turn them into reality; the moment when we said «enough is enough» and began to set in place an ambitious, yet realistic, plan to bring Indigenous health inequality to an end within our lifehealth and life expectation and began to turn them into reality; the moment when we said «enough is enough» and began to set in place an ambitious, yet realistic, plan to bring Indigenous health inequality to an end within our lifehealth inequality to an end within our lifetimes.
The campaign calls on governments to put in place firm targets, funding and timeframes to address health inequalities, including providing equal access to primary health care for Indigenous Australians within 10 years.
We conclude that within - family variation in health is an important contributor to educational inequalities and socio - economic life chances.
The commitment of Australia's governments to work in partnership with Indigenous peoples and their representatives to plan for Indigenous health equality by 2030 marks the start of an ambitious, but ultimately achievable, process to bring Indigenous health inequality to an end within our lifetimes.
The Social Justice Report 2005 proposes a human rights based campaign to address the health inequality of Indigenous Australians and asks governments to commit to addressing the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within a set timeframe.