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A City Surveillance System for Social Health Inequalities: The Case of Barcelona

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  • Carme Borrell

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
    Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Laia Palència

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Xavier Bartoll

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Mercè Gotsens

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain)

  • M. Isabel Pasarín

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
    Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Lucía Artazcoz

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
    Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Maica Rodríguez-Sanz

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
    Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • María José López

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
    Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Katherine Pérez

    (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

Introduction: In the past, health inequalities were not prioritised in the political agenda of Barcelona. The change of city government (2015) was an opportunity to develop a Surveillance System for Social Health Inequalities in the city, which is described in this article. Methods: The design of the Surveillance System formed part of the Joint Action for Health Equity in Europe (JAHEE), funded by the European Union. Various steps were considered by the experts to set up the System: define its objectives, target population, domains and indicators, and sources of information; perform data analysis; implement and disseminate the system; define the evaluation; and perform regular data updates. Results: The System considers the following domains: social determinants of health, health-related with behaviours, use of healthcare, and health outcomes, and includes eight indicators. As axes of inequality, the experts chose sex, age, social class, country of origin, and geographical area. The Surveillance System for Social Health Inequalities is presented on a website including different types of figures. Conclusion: The methodology used to implement the Surveillance System can be used to implement similar systems in other urban areas around the world.

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  • Carme Borrell & Laia Palència & Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo & Xavier Bartoll & Mercè Gotsens & M. Isabel Pasarín & Lucía Artazcoz & Maica Rodríguez-Sanz & María José López & Katherine Pérez, 2023. "A City Surveillance System for Social Health Inequalities: The Case of Barcelona," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3536-:d:1071489
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    1. Pi Högberg & Göran Henriksson & Carme Borrell & Marius Ciutan & Giuseppe Costa & Irene Georgiou & Rafal Halik & Jens Hoebel & Katri Kilpeläinen & Theopisti Kyprianou & Tina Lesnik & Indre Petrauskaite, 2022. "Monitoring Health Inequalities in 12 European Countries: Lessons Learned from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-13, June.
    2. Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo & Mercè Gotsens & M Isabel Pasarín & Maica Rodríguez-Sanz & Lucía Artazcoz & Patricia Garcia de Olalla & Cristina Rius & Carme Borrell, 2021. "Socioeconomic Inequalities in COVID-19 in a European Urban Area: Two Waves, Two Patterns," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-12, January.
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