Socio-economic determinants and health inequalities over the life course: Australian and English comparisons

我们的多学科调查将产生澳大利亚关于生命过程中健康和健康不平等的社会经济决定因素的第一个主要知识体系。它将为制定能够促进健康和减少弱势个人和家庭所经历的健康不平等的政策指明道路。它将表明，在即将到来的人口迅速老龄化期间，改善澳大利亚老龄男女的健康如何能够提高生产力并减少对保健服务的需求。与英国的比较将为政策选择提供参考。我们将培训研究人员，他们将在未来发挥作用，建立澳大利亚的证据基础，以指导2020年及以后的建设性政策。

Our multidisciplinary investigation will yield Australia's first major body of knowledge on the socio-economic determinants of health and health inequalities over the life course. It will point the way towards policies that can promote health and reduce the health inequalities experienced by disadvantaged individuals and families. It will indicate how improving the health of ageing Australian men and women can increase productivity and reduce needs for health services during the rapid population ageing that lies ahead. Comparisons with England will inform policy choices. We will train researchers who will play a future role in building Australia's evidence base to guide constructive policies to 2020 and beyond.