Building Local Leadership Collaboratives to Reduce Urban Violence
Growing urbanization and social inequality increases the risk of violence and is preventing urban areas reaching their full potential. So, what can be… Read more »
Latest social inequalities posts
Health inequalities in the United States and Europe
This is a blog post by Patrick Präg on a paper we recently published. Patrick is a researcher at Oxford University’s Department of… Read more »
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Myths on bodies and health of the Roma discussed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Picture credit Each year, the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) organizes a national ‘Week of Science and… Read more »
Parnter violence against women in Tanzania
Here is an infographic for one of our recently published papers! For the full study please click here
Smoking and friendship: social ties and socioeconomic smoking differences in adolescence
We are back with a freshly published, open access paper on the role of social ties in socio-economic differences in the school… Read more »
Income inequality and risk of heart attack: longitudinal findings from the US
Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the US and there is a significant relationship between income and risk for… Read more »
Meet the Blogger! Dr. James Woodall on prison and offender health (and why it should get more attention)
We are very happy to reintroduce our “Meet the Blogger” section with the contribution of Dr. James Woodall. James is a… Read more »
Childhood obesity: Is ethnicity a better predictor than socioeconomic status?
According to the WHO, childhood obesity is one of the most serious Public Health challenges of the 21st century. As obesity (and… Read more »
Malnutrition in children under 5 in Serbia: great differences between Roma and non Roma
According to the World Health Organisation “children represent the future and ensuring their healthy growth and development… Read more »
Health care and employment of Roma people in central Europe: two new WHO reports, available for free!
If you are interested in social inequalities in Roma people as much as we do (recent examples here, here and here), you might be… Read more »