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In this article the authors describe the principle of the new health promotion strategy for the reduction of health inequities over the 53 member countries of the European Region of the World Health Organization. A dramatic reduction of health inequities is one of the central objectives of this new strategy known as Health2020. In this chapter the authors, besides describing the reasons that brought the European Office of the WHO (European Region) to develop a new health strategy summarize the various elements of inequity in Europe. Intervention approaches are revisited by the authors in an innovative in a new stream of credible intervention for challenging health inequities in the European continent.

In this chapter the authors describe the rationale of a new health strategy for the promotion, and protection of population health and for the reduction of health inequities. At the time of writing, this strategy - known as Health 2020 - is being developed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe in collaboration with its 53 member states. A dramatic reduction of health inequities is one of its central objectives. The authors describe the reasons that brought about the development of a new health strategy, and summarize the various patterns of health inequities in Europe. Policy approaches are revisited in search of credible interventions for tackling health inequities in the WHO European Region.