Achieving equity in the Australian healthcare system

Harris, Elizabeth; Simpson, Sarah J; Aldrich, Rosemary; Williams, Jenny Stewart

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05935.x

Topics

Health services administration

Elizabeth Harris,* Sarah J Simpson,† Rosemary Aldrich,‡ Jenny Stewart Williams§

1 Centre for Health Equity Training Research & Evaluation (CHETRE), University of NSW, LMB 7103, Liverpool BC, NSW 1871.
2 School of Medical Practice and Population Health
3 Newcastle Institute of Public Health; University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.

Correspondence: elizabeth.harris@swsahs.nsw.gov.au

Acknowledgements:

We were contracted by the National Health and Medical Research Council to draft the handbook Using socioeconomic evidence in clinical practice guidelines, and by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to develop the Equity Focused Health Impact Assessment framework.

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