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Lower education leads to a more stressful working life; labour market policies can mitigate this

On April 30, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection
Does investing in labour market policies (such as protective policies offering social provision for those out of work, or integrative policies aiding employment) lead to a less stressed workforce? It would seem so; data taken from thousands of citizens, and across 16 European countries, revealed that countries with stronger labour market policies generally reported lower [...]
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DRIVERS policy briefs to improve health equity through policy and practice

On March 11, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, policy recommendations
DRIVERS has published targeted policy briefs focused on early childhood, employment & working conditions, and income & social protection. They gather the latest evidence from the project, provide a synopsis of the issue, solutions, and opportunities to advocate. The briefs have been informed by the findings of work on advocacy for health equity, and are [...]
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European policy makers support DRIVERS solutions to tackle health inequalities

On February 8, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Final events, Income & Social Protection, policy recommendations, policy solutions
On Tuesday 3 February 2015, DRIVERS showcased its recommendations for improving health equity at its conference ‘Tackling societal challenges: solutions from DRIVERS for Health Equity’.
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DRIVERS reports on early child development, employment & working conditions, and income & social protection

On February 2, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: DRIVERS event - European Parliament, Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, project outcomes dissemination, Report
Three important reports are published today by the DRIVERS project. They detail the scientific work carried out by teams at University College London/UCL Institute of Health Equity, the Department of Medical Sociology at Universität Düsseldorf, and the Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS) at Stockholms Universitet, on (respectively) early child development, employment [...]
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DRIVERS contributes to discussions on advocacy and tackling health inequalities at the 7th annual European Public Health Conference

On November 24, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: advocacy, Early Childhood Development, EPH Conference, EU-funded projects tackling health inequalities, Final events, Income & Social Protection
The 7th annual European Public Health (EPH) Conference entitled “Mind the gap: Reducing inequalities in health and health care” took place in Glasgow, Scotland from 19 to 22 November 2014. DRIVERS participated in several pre-conference sessions, during which project partners presented some key findings of the project and discussed the role of effective advocacy in [...]
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Launch of the “World Social protection Report 2014/2015: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice”

On July 18, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Income & Social Protection, Report
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched the “World Social protection Report 2014/2015: Building economic recovery, inclusive development and social justice” The new report represents a complete source of information on social protection systems, policy trends and social protection statistics. According to the report, for instance, 73 percent of the population is covered partially or [...]
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Chances of experiencing ill health reduce with higher rates of unemployment insurance coverage, even among those who are employed

On May 8, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Income & Social Protection, Report
The financial and economic crisis which started in 2008 has increased poverty and unemployment across Europe. Unemployment insurance is a form of social protection that provides an income when people become unemployed, and it seems reasonable to assume that it can help prevent the slide into poverty and associated material hardship, homelessness and other situations [...]
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The importance of social protection and income for health inequalities: Interview with Prof. Joakim Palme

On March 26, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Income & Social Protection, Interview
 Prof. Joakim Palme Joakim Palme is a Swedish political scientist and sociologist, currently Professor of political science at Uppsala University and former Director of the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm between 2002 and 2011. Between 2003 and 2009, he was Adjunct Professor of sociology at Stockholm University. In 2009 he was [...]
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Work-related stress significantly increases depressive symptoms among older employees, but social protection can help

On December 3, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report
In a recent paper published by BMC Public Health a team of researchers including DRIVERS' Johannes Siegrist describe the effects of work-related stress on depression in older employees. Using data from three longitudinal ageing studies (SHARE, HRS, ELSA), including 5650 men and women in 13 countries, they find significantly increased chances of depressive symptoms two [...]
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DRIVERS presentations at the 6th European Public Health Conference and the 3rd Annual Convention Against Poverty & Social Exclusion

On November 26, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Presentation
DRIVERS hosted a dissemination workshop at the Sixth European Public Health Conference on 15 November 2013 in Brussels. It was a chance to disseminate preliminary findings of the work of the research consortium. Claudia Marinetti presented on the project as a whole. Hynek Pikhart presented on the work on early childhood development on behalf [...]
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