Inequities in the Freedom to Lead a Flourishing and Healthy Life: Issues for Healthy Public Policy

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data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-html="true" title="ORCID: 0000-0002-8345-5435" target="_blank"><i class="ai ai-orcid size-13" ></i></a></sup> </li> </ul> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff1"> Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia </p> <div class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="ar_doi" title="DOI"><i class="ai ai-doi size-25 text-orange"></i> <span dir="ltr"><a href="https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2014.82">10.15171/ijhpm.2014.82</a></span></div> <p style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <div class="padding_abstract justify ltr">There are many reasons for the health inequities that we see around the world today. Public policy and the way society organises its affairs affects the economic, social and physical factors that influence the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - the social determinants of health. Tackling health inequities is a political issue that requires leadership, political courage, progressive public policy, social struggle and action, and a sound evidence base.</div> <p class="padding-0" style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Keywords</strong></p> <ul class="block list-inline list-inline-seprator margin-bottom-6 ltr"> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=14396&_kw=Health+Inequalities" >Health Inequalities</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=14268&_kw=Social+Determinants" >Social Determinants</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=14397&_kw=Public+Policy" >Public Policy</a> </li> </ul> <p class="padding-0" style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Main Subjects</strong></p> <ul class="block list-inline list-inline-seprator margin-bottom-6"> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&sb=153&_sb=Health+Policy" >Health Policy</a> </li> </ul> </div> <hr> <div class="page_break"></div> <div class="panel"> <div class="panel-heading card-header"> <h4 class="panel-title "> <a data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordions" href="#collapsesRef"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> References</a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapsesRef" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body justify"> <ol><li class="ltr justify"><p> </p> <ol> <li class="ltr justify">AP-HealthGAEN. <em>An Asia Pacific spotlight on health inequity: Taking Action to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity in Asia Pacific, 2011</em>. 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