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Explore the links below for more information on inequalities in health and evaluation of population health.

European projects

Inequalities in health, health equity, policies and health impact assessment:

EURO-HEALTHY - Shaping European policies to promote health equity

Health Equity 2020 - Reducing Health Inequalities (2012-2015)

SOPHIE - Evaluating the Impact of Structural Policies on Health Inequalities (2011-2015)

DRIVERS for Health Equity (2007-2013)

INEQ-CITIES - Socio-economic inequalities in mortality: evidence and policies in cities of Europe (2009-2012)

DEMETRIQ - Developing methodologies to reduce inequities in the determinants of health

GRADIENT (2009-2012)

Evaluation tools

Health and quality of life indices, rankings and other relevant population health measurement tools:

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

America Health Rankings

Canadian Index of Wellbeing

BES Index - Benessere, Equo, Sostenible

URBAN HEART: Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool, WHO

WHO Urban Health Index

Livability Index - Great Neighborhoods for All Ages

OECD Better Life Index

OECD Regional Well-Being

International/national portals and organizations

WHO European Healthy Cities Network

Rede Portuguesa de Cidades Saudáveis - Portugal

Build Healthy Places Network

HEALTHY PLACES - Healthy Spaces & Places

WHO - Social Determinants of Health

Health Knowledge - Online Learning Resource

Public Health Agency of Canada - Population Health Approach

Plano Nacional de Saúde - Portugal

Other relevant documents

Population health evaluation and measurement

Kindig, D. (2007), Understanding Population Health terminology, The Milbank Quarterly, Volume 85, N.1, pp.139-161

Kindig, D., Stoddart, G. (2003), What is Population Health?, Am J Public Health, 93(3), pp.380-383

Kaltenthaler, E., Maheswaran, R., Beverley, C. (2004). Population-based health indexes: a systematic review, Health Policy, 68(2):245-55.

Oliver, T. R. (2010). Population Health Rankings as Policy Indicators and Performance Measures, Preventive Chronic Disease, 7(5):A101.

"Health Policy Brief: The Relative Contribution of Multiple Determinants to Health Outcomes" Health Affairs, August 21, 2014

Friedman, D., Starfield, B. (2003), Models of Population Health: Their Value for US Public Health Practice, Policy, and Research, Am J Public Health, 93(3), pp.366-369

Pestronk, R. (2010), Using Metrics to Improve Population Health, Prev Chronic Dis; 7(4):A70

Parrish RG. (2010), Measuring population health outcomes. Prev Chronic Dis;7(4):A71.

Kindig DA, Booske BC, Remington PL. (2010) Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH): metrics, incentives, and partnerships for population health. Prev Chronic Dis;7(4):A68.

Booske, BC; Athens, JK; Kindig, DA.; Park, H; Remington, PL (2010), Different perspectives for assigning weights to determinants of health, County Health Rankings Working Paper, University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Population Health Institute. County health rankings. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org

RWJF (2014) The Relative Contribution of Multiple Determinants to Health Outcomes, Health Policy Brief

Kaltenthaler, E., Maheswaran, R., Beverley, C. (2004), Population-based health indexes: a systematic review, Health Policy, 68(2), pp.245-55.

NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School (2015), What Shapes Health, NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Wold, C. (2008), Health Indicators. A Review of Reports Currently in Use, MPH, World and Associates.

Charles Courtemanche, Samir Soneji, Rusty Tchernis (2013), Modeling Area-Level Health Rankings, NBER Working Paper No. 19450

Santana, P.; Vaz, A.; Fachada, M. (2004) O estado de saúde dos portugueses. Uma perspectiva espacial, Revista de Estudos de Estudos Demográficos, 32:5-28.

Santana, P.; Vaz, A.; Fachada, M. (2004) How can we conceptualize and measure Popualtion Health Status?: A Case Study of Portugal, The Indian Geographical Journal, 77(2):125-136.

Vaz, A.; Simões, J.; Santana, P.; Janeiro da Costa, R. (1994) Desenvolvimento de um modelo de Avaliação de Estado de Saúde da População, Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, 12(2):5-23.

Health inequalities, health determinants and policies

Marmot, M. (2010), The Marmot review final report: Fair society, healthy lives, University College London.

Exworthy, M. (2008), Policy to tackle the social determinants of health: using conceptual models to understand the policy process, Health Policy and Planning, Volume 23, Issue 5, pp.318-327

Solar, O, Irwin, A. (2010). A conceptual framework for action on the social determinants of health. Social Determinants of Health Discussion Paper 2 (Policy and Practice). Geneva; World Health Organization.

WHO (2011) Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health, Conferência Mundial sobre Determinantes Sociais da Saúde , Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 19-21 outubro de 2011.

WHO Regional Office for Europe (2012) Addressing the social determinants of health: the urban dimension and the role of local government

OMS (2011) Diminuindo Diferenças: A prática das políticas sobre determinantes sociais da saúde - Documento de Discussão, Conferência Mundial sobre Determinantes Sociais da Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 19-21 outubro de 2011.

Dahlgren, G., Whitehead, M. (1991) Policies and strategies to promote social equity in health. Stockholm: Institute for Future Studies

Dahlgren, G., Whitehead, M. (2006) Levelling up (part 2): a discussion paper on European strategies for tackling social inequities in health.Copenhagen: WHO Europe.

WHO European Centre for Environment and Health (2012) Environmental health inequalities in Europe. Assessment Report, WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Health Outcomes

Nolte, E.; Mckee, M. (2004) Does healthcare save lives? Avoidable mortality revisited, The Nuffield Trust.

Santana, P. (2002), A mortalidade evitável em Portugal Continental, 1989 a 1993, Revista de Estudos Demográficos, INE, pp.107-145

Multicriteria modelling

Bana e Costa, C.A., De Corte, J.M., Vansnick, J.C. (2012). MACBETH, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, 11(02): 359-87.

Bana e Costa, C.A., De Corte, J.M., Vansnick, J.C. (2005). On the mathematical foundations of MACBETH. In: Figueira, J., Greco, S., Ehrgott, M., eds., Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: The State of the Art Surveys. New York: Springer, 2005.

Phillips, L.D., Bana e Costa, C.A. (2007). Transparent prioritisation, budgeting and resource allocation with multi-criteria decision analysis and decision conferencing, Annals of Operations Research, 154(1): 51-68.

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