Publications

Final recommendations

• Goldblatt P, Siegrist J, Lundberg O, Marinetti C, Farrer L & Costongs C (2015). Improving health equity through action across the life course: Summary of evidence and recommendations from the DRIVERS project. (See also: Annex A, Annex B & Annex C).

Policy briefs

• Early Child Development - Universal, quality early childhood programmes that are responsive to need promote better and more equal outcomes in childhood and later life.
• Fair Employment - Improvements in quality of work, particularly for people in lower occupational groups, would contribute to a significantly healthier and more productive Europe.
• Income & Social Protection - Well-designed social protection systems can improve the lives of people and reduce health inequalities.
• Briefing for employers by Business in the Community - DRIVERS: Improving health equity through action across the life course.

Case study reports

• Morrison J, Goldblatt P, Pikhart H, Ruiz M (2015). Early child development: Report on case studies.
• Siegrist J, Montano D, Hoven H (2015). Case studies on selected return-to-work services for persons with disability and social disadvantages.
• Ford R, Willmot A, Hagan S & Hoven H (2015). Labour market integration of disadvantaged people: Analysis of the Business in the Community "Ready For Work programme" in the United Kingdom.
• Ford R, Willmot A & Hagan S (2015). The role of employers in promoting the employability and employment of people from disadvantaged groups.
• McHardy F, Lundberg, O (2015). Report on income and social protection for the EU DRIVERS project: Synthesis of case study evidence compiled by European Anti-Poverty Network.
• Darias-Curvo S & Betancort M (2014). Young, well-educated and unemployed: The deterioration of social support and the labour market in the Canary Islands.
• Farrer L, Marinetti C (2015). Advocacy for health equity: Case studies synthesis report.
• Morrison J, Goldblatt P (eds.) (2015). Final case studies report: Drivers for health equity.

Early childhood development

Public reports:

• Pikhart H, Ruiz M, Morrison J, Goldblatt P & Marmot M (2014). DRIVERS final scientific report: Inequities in early childhood health and development, evidence and policy implications (+ Appendices).

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

• Morrison J, Pikhart H, Ruiz M & Goldblatt P (2014). Systematic review of parenting interventions in European countries aiming to reduce social inequalities in children’s health and development. In: BMC Public Health, 14:1040. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1040.
• Pillas D, Marmot M, Naicker K, Goldblatt P, Morrison J & Pikhart H (2014). Social inequalities in early childhood health and development: a European-wide systematic review. In: Pediatric Research, 76(5), 418-424. DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.122.
• Ruiz M, Goldblatt P, Morrison J, Kukla L, Švancara J, Järvelin M-R, Taanila A, Saurel-Cubizolles M-J, Lioret S, Bakoula C, Veltsista A, Porta D, Forastiere F, van Eijsden M, Vrijkotte TGM, Eggesbø M, White RA, Barros H, Correia S, Vrijheid M, Torrent M, Rebagliato M, Larrañaga I, Ludvigsson J, Olsen Faresjö A, Hryhorczuk D, Antipkin Y, Marmot M & Pikhart H (2015). Mother’s education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth: a DRIVERS meta-analysis of 12 European cohorts. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Doi 10.1136/jech-2014-205387. See also: Tooth L & Mishra G D (2015). Mother's education and adverse birth outcomes.

Fair employment

Public reports:

• Siegrist J, Montano D & Hoven H (2014). DRIVERS final scientific report: Working conditions and health inequalities, evidence and policy implications.

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

• Hoven H, Ford D, Willmot A, Hagan S & Siegrist J (2014). Job Coaching and Success in Gaining and Sustaining Employment Among Homeless People. In: Research on Social Work Practice, 1-7. DOI: 10.1177/1049731514562285.
• Hoven H & Siegrist J (2013). Work characteristics, socio-economic position and health: A systematic review of mediation and moderation effects in prospective studies. In: Occup Environ Med 70, S. 663–669. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101331.
• Hoven H, Wahrendorf M & Siegrist J (2015). Occupational position, work stress and depressive symptoms: a pathway analysis of longitudinal SHARE data. In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 0:1–6. doi:10.1136/jech-2014-205206.
• Lunau T, Siegrist J, Dragano N & Wahrendorf M (2015). The Association between Education and Work Stress: Does the Policy Context Matter? In: PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121573.
• Lunau T, Wahrendorf M, Dragano N & Siegrist J (2013). Work stress and depressive symptoms in older employees: impact of national labour and social policies. In: BMC Public Health, 13(1):1086.
• Montano D, Hoven H & Siegrist J (2013). A meta-analysis of health effects of randomized controlled worksite interventions: Does social stratification matter? In: Scand J Work Environ Health. DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3412.
• Montano D, Hoven H & Siegrist J (2014). Effects of organisational-level interventions at work on employees' health: a systematic review. In: BMC Public Health 14, S. 135. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-135.
• Montano D (2014). Chemical and biological work-related risks across occupations in Europe: a review. In: J Occup Med Toxicol 9:28. DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-9-28.
• Montano D (2014). Upper body and lower limbs musculoskeletal symptoms and health inequalities in Europe. An analysis of cross-sectional data. In: BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 15:285. DOI:10.1186/1471-2474-15-285.
• Wahrendorf M & Siegrist J (2014). Proximal and distal determinants of stressful work: framework and analysis of retrospective European data. In: BMC Public Health, 14:849.

Income & social protection

Public reports:

• Lundberg O, Åberg Yngwe M, Bergqvist K & Sjöberg O (2014). DRIVERS final scientific report: The role of income and social protection for inequalities in health, evidence and policy implications.

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

• Bergqvist K, Åberg Yngwe M & Lundberg O (2013). Understanding the role of welfare state characteristics for health and inequalities: An analytical review. In: BMC Public Health, 13:1234. DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-13-1234.
• Ferrarini T, Nelson K & Sjöberg O (2014). Decomposing the effect of social policies on population health and inequalities: An empirical example of unemployment benefits. In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. DOI: 10.1177/1403494814546349.
• Ferrarini T, Nelson K & Sjöberg O (2014). Unemployment insurance and deteriorating self-rated health in 23 European countries. In: J Epidemiol Community Health. DOI:10.1136/jech-2013-203721.
• Fritzell J, Rehnberg J, Bacchus Hertzman J & Blomgren J (2014). Absolute or relative? A comparative analysis of the relationship between poverty effects and mortality. In: International Journal of Public Health.  DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0614-2.
• Lundberg O, Åberg Yngwe M, Bergqvist K, Sjöberg O (2015). Welfare States and Public Health. Canadian Public Policy, accepted for publication.
• Nelson K & Fritzell J (2014). Welfare states and population health: The role of minimum income benefits for mortality. In: Social Science & Medicine, 112:63-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.029.
• Nordenmark M, Gillander Gådin K, Selander J, Sjödin J &  Sellström E (2015). Self-rated health among young Europeans not in employment, education or training with a focus on the conventionally unemployed and the disengaged. In: Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/vgi.v6.25824.

Advocacy for health equity

• Farrer L, Marinetti C, Kuipers Y & Costongs C (2015). Advocacy for health equity: A synthesis review. In: Milbank Quarterly. DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12112.