4 th th Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health in Europe Minority Health in Europe Milan, 21 Milan, 21 – 23 June, 2012 23 June, 2012 INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH AND EQUITY IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE MIGRANT POPULATION Cristina Hernández-Quevedo CONTENT CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 CONTEXT 1.2 CONCEPTS 2. WHAT DOES THE LITERATURE TELL US 3. MEASURING EQUITY IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE 3.1 METHODS 3.2 DATA AND VARIABLES 4. CASE STUDY 4.1 THE MIGRANT POPULATION IN SPAIN 5. CONCLUSIONS 5.1 METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS 5.2 FUTURE RESEARCH