Social determinants of health inequalities.

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dc.contributor.authorMarmot, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:23Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:23Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe gross inequalities in health that we see within and between countries present a challenge to the world. That there should be a spread of life expectancy of 48 years among countries and 20 years or more within countries is not inevitable. A burgeoning volume of research identifies social factors at the root of much of these inequalities in health. Social determinants are relevant to communicable and non-communicable disease alike. Health status, therefore, should be of concern to policy makers in every sector, not solely those involved in health policy. As a response to this global challenge, WHO is launching a Commission on Social Determinants of Health, which will review the evidence, raise societal debate, and recommend policies with the goal of improving health of the world's most vulnerable people. A major thrust of the Commission is turning public-health knowledge into political action.
dc.description.urihttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)71146-6/fulltext
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/1ykg-tq9k
dc.identifier.citationMarmot, Michael (2005) Social determinants of health inequalities. Lancet, 365 (9464). pp. 1099-104.
dc.identifier.issn1474-547X
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2810
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23454
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectGlobal Health
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectinequalities in health
dc.subjectsocial factors
dc.subjectSocial determinants
dc.subjecthealth policy
dc.titleSocial determinants of health inequalities.
dc.typeArticle

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