A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health

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dc.contributor.authorSolar, Orielle
dc.contributor.authorIrwin, Alec
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:19Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWhen he announced his intention to create the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook identified the Commission as part of a comprehensive effort to promote greater equity in global health, in a spirit of social justice1. The Commission’s goal, then, is to advance health equity, driving action to reduce health differences among social groups, within and between countries. Getting to grips with this mission requires finding answers to three fundamental problems: 1. Where do health differences among social groups originate, if we trace them back to their deepest roots? 2. What pathways lead from root causes to the stark differences in health status observed at the population level? 3. In light of the answers to the first two questions, where and how should we intervene to reduce health inequities? This paper seeks to make explicit a shared understanding of these issues that can orient the work of the CSDH.
dc.description.urihttps://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/csdh_framework_action_05_07.pdf
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/etou-fdmv
dc.identifier.citationSolar, Orielle and Irwin, Alec WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2007) A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health. Discussion Paper. UNSPECIFIED.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 757
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22760
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectGlobal Health
dc.subjectglobal health
dc.subjectsocial justice
dc.subjecthealth equity
dc.subjectreduce health differences
dc.subjectsocial determinants of health (SDH)
dc.subjectneoliberal economic models
dc.titleA Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health
dc.typeTechnical Report

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