“Inequalities in health exist both within and between countries.  They are both unnecessary and unjust.  They also create a great cost to societies…”  These are the opening words of the latest Eurohealth; the quarterly publication of the WHO-hosted European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.  Reporting on the 7^th European Public Health Conference, this special edition for 2015 focuses on the issues discussed at the November 2014 event in Glasgow, Scotland. With the theme of the conference being “Mind the Gap: Reducing Inequalities in Health and Health Care”, EuroHealth articles look at:

• How Roma communities are responding to inequalities;
• The adaptation of health promotion and disease prevention interventions for migrant and ethnic minority populations;
• The Glasgow Declaration;
•  Learning from each other – where health promotion meets infectious diseases;
• Public health monitoring and reporting;
• Changing your health behaviour – regulate or not;
• Developing the public health workforce;
• Building sustainable and resilient health care systems;
• Leaving a legacy in Glasgow;
• Conclusions; and Eurohealth Monitor.

The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a partnership between the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the Governments of Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Veneto Region of Italy, the European Commission, the World Bank, UNCAM (French National Union of Health Insurance Funds), London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Read more about inequalities and other significant health issues in Eurohealth Number 1, 2015       April 2015 By Jo Lawrence-King