Cabinet urged to put health first to tackle inequality

Ministers have been urged to prioritise better public health in all areas of policy making, from education to housing, in order to tackle inequality. The Social-Economic Council (SER) has called for an “integrated, cross-disciplinary approach” to improve people’s health by securing better living and working conditions. In a report to the outgoing cabinet with the title “Growing up, living and working healthily”, the SER pointed out that the richest 20% of people in the Netherlands live eight years longer and...