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“It is time to break the link between disadvantage & poor outcomes” – EV Healthcare features DRIVERS

On February 6, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Final events, policy recommendations, press coverage, project outcomes dissemination
From the 11th issue of EV Healthcare (05.02.2015): Pressure mounts for added focus on how social context impacts on health outcomes An ambitious call to improve Europeans' health by major shifts in social spending marked the conclusion of the EU-funded "Drivers for health equality" project in early February. "It is time to break the link between disadvantage [...]
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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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Important stakeholders provide valuable input and feedback to DRIVERS’ policy recommendations

On November 9, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Draft agenda 'tackling societal challenges: solutions from DRIVERS for Health Equity', DRIVERS event at the European Parliament, Final events, policy recommendations, project outcomes dissemination
A working seminar entitled “DRIVERS recommendations for equity and well-being” was held on Thursday 23 October 2014 in Brussels. It brought together several DRIVERS partners and important stakeholders working on key determinants of health: early childhood development, employment & working conditions, and income & social protection. The stakeholders represented the: Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) [...]
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DRIVERS is now on Twitter!

On October 31, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Communications Strategy, DRIVERS event - European Parliament, policy solutions, project outcomes dissemination, Twitter
@DRIVERS4equity is now on Twitter! Follow us & keep abreast of the latest DRIVERS news @EuroHealthNet1 — DRIVERS4HealthEquity (@DRIVERS4equity) October 27, 2014 DRIVERS, with its aim of improving health equity through both policy and practice initiatives, is entering its final stage with an exciting couple of months ahead! Preparations are currently under [...]
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DRIVERS is co-ordinated by EuroHealthNet and has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°278350.