Health inequalities: What are they? How do we reduce them?

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"NHS Health Scotland is a national Health Board working with and through public, private and third sector organisations to reduce health inequalities and improve health." This document describes what health inequalities are, their root causes, and the governmental interventions that would be most effective in reducing them.

Program: Public Health Infrastructure

Submitted Date: Aug 11, 2015 | Modified Date: Sep 30, 2025

Primary Toolkit: Health Equity and Social Justice Toolkit | Secondary Toolkit: N/A

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