
%0 Journal Article
%A Catford, John 
%T From tearful toddler to strident youth: Tackling health inequalities through primary care
%J Australian Journal of Primary Health
%D 2004/12/01
%V 10
%N 3
%P 13-14
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PY04041
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PY04041 
%X Australia, over many decades, has experienced marked differences in health status between population groups as defined by gender, geography, ethnicity and socio-economic status. For example, affluent, privileged people have better health and lower mortality than poor, disadvantaged people. Australia?s health is now one of the best in the world - but the only way for it to improve further is to tackle health inequalities as a central plank of health research, health policy, and health service delivery. 
