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Tables of Contents for Tackling Health Inequalities Since the Acheson Inquiry
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
iv
Foreword
v
List of useful acronyms
vi
Introduction
1
3
Aims
1
1
Methodology
1
1
Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health
2
1
Outline of this report
3
1
Policy context, content and chronology
4
10
Policy context and evolution
4
3
Structures and processes for tackling health inequalities
7
2
Mapping current policies to tackle health inequalities
9
5
Policy case study: tax and benefit reform
14
9
Introduction
14
1
Income distribution and redistribution
14
2
Life-span distribution
16
6
Conclusions
22
1
Policy case study: performance management
23
12
Introduction
23
1
Targets for health inequalities: the role of public service agreements
23
1
Performance management of health inequalities in the Department of Health
24
5
Performance management in the Department for Education and Skills
29
4
Conclusions
33
2
Policy case study: the role of transport in tackling health inequalities
35
11
Links between transport and health inequalities
35
1
Transport policies to tackle health inequalities
36
2
Access and mobility
38
3
Children and road safety
41
3
Conclusions
44
2
Discussion and interpretation
46
7
Discussion of emergent themes
46
4
Interpreting progress
50
3
Recommendations
53
2
To central government
53
1
To agencies which fund research (including the DoH, HDA, ESRC and MRC)
54
1
References
55
4
Appendix A: Advisory Group membership
59
1
Appendix B: Membership of the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (1997-98)
60
1
Appendix C: Independent Inquiry (Acheson Report) main recommendations
61
2
Appendix D: Targets for tackling health inequalities
63