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Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health / World Health Organization ; Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.Description: 246 p. : ill. ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9789241563703
  • 9241563702
Other title:
  • Commission calls for closing the health gap in a generation
  • Commission on social determinants of health : final report
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WX 153.
Contents:
Part 1. Setting the Scene for a Global Approach to Health Equity -- 1. A new global agenda--the commission on social determinants of health -- 2. Global health inequity--the need for action -- 3. Causes and solutions -- -- Part 2. Evidence, Action, Actors -- 4. The Nature of evidence and action -- -- Part 3. Daily Living Conditions -- 5. Equity from the start -- 6. Healthy places healthy people -- 7. Fair employment and decent work -- 8. Social protection across the lifecourse -- 9. Universal health care -- -- Part 4. Power, Money, and Resources -- 10. Health equity in all policies, systems, and programmes -- 11. Fair financing -- 12. Market responsibility -- 13. Gender equity -- 14. Political empowerment--inclusion and voice -- 15. Good global governance -- -- Part 5. Knowledge, Monitoring, and Skills. the Backbone of Action -- 16. The Social determinants of health. monitoring, research, and training -- -- Part 6. Building a Global Movement -- 17. Sustaining action beyond the commission on social determinants of health -- -- Annex A. List of All Recommendations.
Summary: The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was set up by former World Health Organization Director-General JW Lee. It was tasked to collect, collate, and synthesize global evidence on the social determinants of health and their impact on health inequity, and to make recommendations for action to address that inequity.
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Cover title.

At head of title: Commision on Social Determinants of Health Final Report.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Setting the Scene for a Global Approach to Health Equity -- 1. A new global agenda--the commission on social determinants of health -- 2. Global health inequity--the need for action -- 3. Causes and solutions -- -- Part 2. Evidence, Action, Actors -- 4. The Nature of evidence and action -- -- Part 3. Daily Living Conditions -- 5. Equity from the start -- 6. Healthy places healthy people -- 7. Fair employment and decent work -- 8. Social protection across the lifecourse -- 9. Universal health care -- -- Part 4. Power, Money, and Resources -- 10. Health equity in all policies, systems, and programmes -- 11. Fair financing -- 12. Market responsibility -- 13. Gender equity -- 14. Political empowerment--inclusion and voice -- 15. Good global governance -- -- Part 5. Knowledge, Monitoring, and Skills. the Backbone of Action -- 16. The Social determinants of health. monitoring, research, and training -- -- Part 6. Building a Global Movement -- 17. Sustaining action beyond the commission on social determinants of health -- -- Annex A. List of All Recommendations.

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was set up by former World Health Organization Director-General JW Lee. It was tasked to collect, collate, and synthesize global evidence on the social determinants of health and their impact on health inequity, and to make recommendations for action to address that inequity.

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