Strategies and governance to reduce health inequalities: evidences from a cross-European survey.

Background: The main objective of the paper is to identify the governance system related to policies to reduce health inequalities in the European regions. Considering the Action Spectrum of inequalities and the check list of health equity governance, we developed a survey in the framework of the AIR Project - Addressing Inequalities Intervention in Regions - was an European project funded by the Executive Agency of Health and Consumers.

Methods: A web-based qualitative questionnaire was developed that collected information about practiced strategies to reduce health inequalities.