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Dear All

Tackling health inequalities: Status report on the Programme for Action has
been published today by the Department of Health in England has been
published today.
This Programme for Action sets out plans to tackle health inequalities over
the next three years. It establishes the foundations required to achieve
the challenging national target for 2010 to reduce the gap in infant
mortality across social groups, and raise life expectancy in the most
disadvantaged areas faster than elsewhere.
The report is available at
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/76/98/04117698.pdf
See also BBC News Story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4139440.stm. The
Government has also announced the first areas to get health trainers to
improve health.
Best wishes
David McDaid
LSE Health and Social Care

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