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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
LATEST
Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies
The Adelaide Statement introduces a strategic approach for governments to take when setting policies – an approach that emphasizes collaboration across government agencies, so that all sectors can reap the benefits of a healthy society.
Download the Adelaide Statement [pdf 185kb]
Equity, Social Determinants and Public Health Programmes, 2010
This book is a collection of analyses of the social determinants of health that impact on specific health conditions and relative promising interventions to improve health equity.
Download the book here [pdf 1.96MB]
Launch of New Scientific Resource Group on Health Equity Analysis and Research
A WHO Scientific Resource Group on Health Equity Analysis and Research was established and launched in January 2010 to support WHO's work in equity and health.
WHO Scientific Resource Group on Health Equity Analysis and Research
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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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