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Examining the Effects of Social Policies on Health Equity

Project Information
Description: 

Funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, this research program rigorously examines the population health effects of differing social policy approaches taken around the world to address poverty, economic, and gender inequity. In line with the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the overall objective of our research program is to facilitate a series of conceptually related research projects examining how policies aimed at reducing poverty, income and gender inequality in high- and low-income countries impact the burden of disease among children and women under 50, including infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis.

Project Date: 
2011-01-01 - 2022-10-06
Type of Project: 
Research
Research Area: 
Social Sciences & Humanities
Sub-Research Area: 
Other
Other Sub-Research Area: 
Children, Women, Poverty, Population Studies, Population health
Funding Source: 
CIHR

Location

Global - 50 Countries from all regions of the world

McGill University Project Leader Information

Project Leader: 

Jody Heymann

Primary Position

Faculty: 
Faculty of Arts
Department: 
Political Science
Institute: 
Institute for Health and Social Policy
Position/Appointment: 
Professor
Other Position/Appointment: 
Founding Director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy; Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Social Policy
Research Interests: 
How social policy and social conditions impact on health globally; poverty, income inequality and health; trade, labour conditions and health; addressing the social and health impacts of the global HIV/AIDS crisis; meeting the needs of orphans; health promotion and disease prevention.
Biography: 

PhD, Harvard University
MD, Harvard Medical School

Updated on Sat, 2012-10-06 20:21
Role: 
Principal Investigator
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