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Guiding Principles

  • Health Policy must be re-defined to include policies in all sectors of society that have health consequences.
  • Policies which improve average health may have no impact on racial inequalities in health.
  • We need policies that improve health overall and targeted interventions to address racial inequalities.
  • Major gains can be achieved through strategies that tackle health problems that occur most frequently.
  • Families with children should be a priority.