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Tackling health inequalities since the Acheson Inquiry: policies are in place that could make a difference.(Editorials)(Editorial)
It has been said that there are two types of people in the world: those that think there are two types of people and those who do not. If I were not disbarred by the contradiction, I would belong to the second group. This applies to my view of health inequalities--both to the problem and its solutions. Health inequalities are not confined to differences in health between rich and poor; health follows a social gradient: the higher the position in the social hierarchy, the lower the risk of ill health. Similarly, the policy responses to health inequalities are likely to be graded--shades of grey rather than black and white.
In Britain, we have recognised the ...
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