Health Inequality Monitoring: A Practical Application of Population Health Monitoring

This chapter draws from contemporary examples to illustrate one application of population monitoring: health inequality monitoring. It demonstrates how monitoring of health inequalities forms a central part of population health initiatives across global and national contexts. The primary aims of the chapter are to demonstrate the importance of health inequality monitoring for equity-oriented policies, programmes and practices; provide examples of how all steps of the health inequality monitoring cycle have been applied; discuss practical challenges of monitoring health inequalities; and suggest strategies for strengthening health inequality monitoring.