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Publication of a qualitative synthesis review: A building block for effective advocacy for health equity

On August 24, 2015 · Add Comment • Tagged With: advocacy, Report
Scientific research in DRIVERS on advocacy for health equity has been published in a leading US health systems journal, the Milbank Quarterly. Led by EuroHealthNet, this work aimed to consolidate existing knowledge of advocacy for health equity, which is dispersed widely across the academic and grey literature, across disciplines, and is [...]
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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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Early childhood education and care, a key determinant of social and cultural equity

On July 24, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Report
The EC highlights that only eight out of the 32 European countries studied guarantee a legal right to early childhood education and care soon after birth. The report Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe -2014, published by Eurydice in cooperation with Eurostat, determines that even if most European countries ensure ECEC, [...]
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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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Health inequalities in the EU: Report published by the EC

On January 7, 2014 · Add Comment • Tagged With: health inequalities, Report
A report has been published outlining new evidence on health inequalities in the European Union (EU) and the policy response at EU and national level to health inequalities since 2009. The report: Confirms significant inequalities in health between and within EU Member States, which for the most part are similar to those identified in ‘Health [...]
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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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Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Region

On October 3, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Early Childhood Development, Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report
This recently published review follows up on the 2008 Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH). It details health inequalities across the 53 member states of the WHO-Europe region, and was commissioned to support Health 2020. It builds on global evidence and recommends policies to reduce health inequities across all countries, and [...]
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Work characteristics, socio-economic position and health: A systematic review of mediation and moderation effects in prospective studies

On September 9, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Report
We’re pleased to announce that Work characteristics, socio-economic position and health: A systematic review of mediation and moderation effects in prospective studies, has been published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and is open access. This systematic review, by Hanno Hoven & Johannes Siegrist (Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf), produced as part of the DRIVERS project, looks [...]
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Young people at risk: how changes in work are affecting young Italians’ health and safety

On July 2, 2013 · Add Comment • Tagged With: Fair Employment, Income & Social Protection, Report
This report, published by the European Trade Union Institute, explores various aspects of 'casualised' work for young Italians. Its backdrop is a society where public policy has been consistently family-focused and where (in contrast to many other European countries) the family is relied upon to provide a public safety net, and where young people [...]
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