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Social determinants of health
The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.
Responding to increasing concern about these persisting and widening inequities, WHO established the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) in 2005 to provide advice on how to reduce them. The Commission's final report was launched in August 2008, and contained three overarching recommendations:
1. Improve daily living conditions
2. Tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources
3. Measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action
Commission on Social Determinants of Health, 2005-2008
The Commission was established to support countries and global health partners to address the social factors leading to ill health and inequities
WHO implementation
Information and reports on current and past country-level imlementation efforts
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Themes
Formerly Knowledge Networks, the key themes studied by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Publications
Papers, reports and other material related to social determinants of health, health equity and the themes studied by the Commission
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