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[In this section main tools used to implement and monitor national policies in the field of health inequalities are listed.]
The National Health Target Program has equity in health” as one of five central topics to each of the five health targets. Among the five health targets equity in health” plays a major role in only three targets (child health, tobacco prevention and patients rights). None of the targets is quantified as mentioned in the example.
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security (2003): gesundheitsziele.de, Berlin.
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