Background Smoking bans have been implemented in a variety of settings, as well as being
part of policy in many jurisdictions to protect the public and employees from the harmful …

Abstract “Food addiction” has become a focus of interest for researchers attempting to
explain certain processes and/or behaviors that may contribute to the development of …

Objective To determine whether government efforts in reducing inequalities in health in
European countries have actually made a difference to mortality inequalities by …

In this paper, we present an extended typology of OECD healthcare systems. Our theoretical
framework integrates the comparative-institutional perspective of existing classifications with …

The persistence of socioeconomic inequalities in health, even in the highly developed
'welfare states' of Western Europe, is one of the great disappointments of public health …

The ability to influence behaviour is central to many of the key policy challenges in areas
such as health, finance and climate change. The usual route to behaviour change in …

Many of the most significant challenges in health care—such as smoking, overeating, and
poor adherence to evidence‐based guidelines—will only be resolved if we can influence …

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity-Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a
collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages …

Objective We updated and expanded a previous systematic literature review examining the
impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking. Methods …

The world we live in is hugely unequal. People in a better socioeconomic position do not
only lead more comfortable lives, but also longer and healthier lives. This is true not only in …