Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway: The Use of Public Health Coordinators and Health Overviews to Promote Fair Distribution Among Social Groups

• Main Authors: Susanne Hagen (Author), Kjell Ivar Øvergård (Author), Marit Helgesen (Author), Elisabeth Fosse (Author), Steffen Torp (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the social gradient in health. The PHA's main policy measures were (1) delegation to the...