WHO implementation

1.The policy coherence stream

Aims to ensure that messages, policy positions, and recommendations issued by WHO are consistent with the aim of promoting health equity (HE) between and within countries by addressing the social determinants of health (SDH).

• Policy coherence stream

The stream also works with civil society to actively contribute to the agenda.

• Civil society

2. The policy implementation stream

Aims to ensure that the knowledge base, expertise and tools for taking action on SDH to address HE are widely known and accessible to policy makers and other country actors wanting to address health inequities through addressing the social determinants of health. This work builds on the Country Work Stream of the Commission.

• Supporting policy implementation
• Country work stream 2005-2008
• Commission country work stream report
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The stream also aims to support the development of generic knowledge on intersectoral action, building on the department's three year collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada.

• Intersectoral action

3. The health equity analysis and research stream

Aims to increase WHO's leadership on equity and health analysis and research; advocate and develop new methods, guidelines and tools to increase global accountability and disaggregated analysis in relation to equity and health; and, to influence, coordinate and advance research and capacity strengthening agendas on social determinants, and health equity.

• Priorities for research no equity and health: Implications for global and national priority setting and the role of WHO to take health equity research agenda forward.
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Reducing health inequities through action on the social determinants of health

• WHO Executive Board Resolution: EB124.R6

Commission on Social Determinants of Health

• Report by the Secretariat to the EB 124th Session