Evaluating an intervention aimed at reducing social inequalities in health is a difficult task, explain Valéry Ridde and Pierre Blaise. Nevertheless, the researchers’ most recent work...

In 2006, the Institute for Public Health Research (Iresp) issued a call for proposals to support research on social inequalities in health. The selected projects examine the mechanisms...

At age 35, a blue-collar worker has a life expectancy that is seven years shorter than that of a white-collar worker. Where do social inequalities in health come from? In addition to...

For the past three years, the Renaudot Institute has been coordinating an action research project to assess the impact of community-based initiatives on three determinants of health:...

Social inequalities in health are widening in France and other European countries. The 27 member states of the European Union have spent four years developing strategies to address these...

A study conducted in Montreal, Canada, shows that before starting school, some children are vulnerable in terms of health, well-being, and social, emotional, and cognitive skills. And...

This "Further Reading" section provides a list of key references and organizations related to social inequalities in health (SIH), the mechanisms that drive them, and the initiatives...

Social health inequalities stem from the broader social inequalities that shape society, and their existence manifests as a continuum—a social gradient of health outcomes. This is why we...

Health promotion has struggled to demonstrate its ability to reduce social inequalities in health. This exploratory study uses the realistic evaluation approach to identify, within five...

"Social inequalities in health are the result of 'social injustice that kills on a massive scale.' Reducing them is an ethical imperative," stated the World Health Organization (WHO) in...