DETERMINE Consortium and European Commission and the National Social Marketing Centre video programs. Select two EU countries on which to focus. Look at efforts in those countries designed to reduce health inequities and inequality and examine appropriate outcomes for those efforts.

The World Health Organization and European Union (EU) DETERMINE Consortium has acknowledged gaps in health equities within and between member countries. A variety of efforts are underway to help close those gaps.

DETERMINE Consortium and European Commission and the National Social Marketing Centre video programs. Select two EU countries on which to focus. Look at efforts in those countries designed to reduce health inequities and inequality and examine appropriate outcomes for those efforts. Evaluate the performance of the health systems in those countries as reflected in population health data for each of the countries. Be sure to access the CIA country profiles (found within the CIA World Factbook) and WHO websites provided earlier for the most current resources.

Use APA formatting for your writing and to cite your resources. See resources below

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European Commission. (2006). Tackling health inequalities in the EU: The contributions of Various EU-level actors. Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_projects/2003/action3/docs/2003_3_15_rep2_en.pdf

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Stegeman, I., Costongs, C., Needle C., & DETERMINE Consortium. (2010). The story of DETERMINE: Mobilising action for health equity in the EU Final report of the DETERMINE consortium. Brussels: EuroHealthNet. Retrieved from https://eurohealthnet.eu/sites/eurohealthnet.eu/files/publications/DETERMINE-Final-Publication-Story.pdf

Wellesley Institute. (2011). The European portal for action on health equity. Retrieved from https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/news/the_european_portal_for_action_on_health_equity/