Tackling the Gradient; Applying Public Health Policies to Effectively Reduce Health Inequalities amongst Families and Children

Project name in Czech
Tackling the Gradient; Applying Public Health Policies to Effectively Reduce Health Inequalities amongst Families and Children
Annotation in Czech
Health inequalities are currently regarded as one of the most important public health challenges in the EU. There is however not sufficient knowledge of what actions are effective to reduce the gradient in health inequalities. 'Tackling the Gradient' aims to address this, to ensure that political momentum is maintained and that operational strategies can be developed to make progress on this issue. The focus of the research project will be on families and children, since the greatest impact on reducingthe health gradient can be achieved through early life policy interventions and by creating equal opportunities during childhood and adolescence. This project involves the following components, which directly address the theme of the call: Develop a common Evaluation Framework that can be applied across the EU to assess and determine what works. Determine whether and why traditional public health and health promotion policy measures don?t reach or fail to change behaviours amongst the more socia

R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
FQ - Public health system, social medicine
CEP - secondary branch
AN - Psychology
CEP - another secondary branch
AO - Sociology, demography
OECD FORD - equivalent branches (according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations) 50102 - Psychology, special (including therapy for learning, speech, hearing, visual and other physical and mental disabilities); 50103 - Cognitive sciences 50401 - Sociology 50402 - Demography 50403 - Social topics (Women´s and gender studies; Social issues; Family studies; Social work) 50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP13-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 28, 2013

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