16 Amendments of Oreste ROSSI related to 2010/2089(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas health inequalities have also an important gender dimension: women in general live longer than men but may spend a longer proportion of their lives in ill health,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas inequalities in health between peoplecitizens in higher and lower educational, occupational and income groups have been found in all Member States,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas rates of morbidity aremay usually be higher among those in lower educational, occupational and income groups and substantial inequalities are also found in the prevalence of most specific diseases, including mental illness, and most specific forms of disability,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a social gradient in health status exists, whereby people in lower educational, occupational and income groups tend to die at a younger age and to have a higher prevalence of most types of health problems,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas health inequalities are due to differences between population groupcitizens in a wide range of factors which affect health, including: living conditions; health-related behaviours; education, occupation and income; health care, disease prevention and health promotion services; and public policies influencing the quantity, quality and distribution of these factors,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Commission forecasts that unemployment is likely to reach 10.3% by the end of 2010, and whereas there is widespread concern that the present economic crisis, particularly its effect on unemployment, will adversely affect population healththe possibility of equal access to health services,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the combination of poverty with other vulnerabilities, such as childhood or, old age, or disability or minority background, further increases health risks,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the key suggestions made by the Commission in its Communication entitled ‘Solidarity in health: reducing health inequalities in the EU’: 1) making a more equitable distribution of health part of our overall goals for social and economic development, 2) improving the data and knowledge bases (including measuring, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting), 3) building commitment across society for reducing health inequalities, 4) meeting the needs of the most vulnerable groupcitizens, and 5) developing the contribution of EU policies to the reduction of health inequalities;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view, however, that a number of references contained in the communication, to ethnic background and educational levels for example, are irrelevant, since they are not in themselves factors regarding health inequalities; considers also that a number of affirmations contained therein (for example: ‘women … may spend a longer proportion of their lives in ill health’) are questionable and unfounded;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that attention must focus onbe given to the whole social gradient, with particular attention to be given to the needs of peoplecitizens in poverty, disadvantaged migrant and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, elderly people and children living in poverty; (Reference to ethnic background is irrelevant.)
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages all the Member States to invest in social, educational, environmental and health services infrastructure;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of raising the average level of healthcare and decreasing the inequalities between different social groupindividuals, and underlines that these objectives could be achieved through the optimisation of public spending for healthcare;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council to promote the tackling of health inequalities as a policy priority in all Member States, taking into account the social determinants of health, by means of actions in policy areas such as the environment, educathealthcare provision and working conditions;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take steps to establish common standards of healthcare in all the Member States so as to ensure that in each Member State uniform, coordinated action is taken to protect public health and put an end to health inequalities;