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Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health
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Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health
The Rio Declaration is a call by the World Health Organization to end health inequities world-wide. Published in October, 2011, it outlines a global political commitment to eliminate health inequities and the underlying social conditions that cause them.
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2011
Cross-country analysis of the institutionalization of health impact
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Cross-country analysis of the institutionalization of health impact
This report describes and compares the institutionalization of health impact assessment (HIA) in nine middle- and high-income countries, and within the European Union, with an eye to identifying the factors that enhance effective and wide-spread implementation of HIA.
Author: J.H. Lee, N. Robbel & C. Dora
Published: 2013
Réduire les inégalités sociales en santé
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Réduire les inégalités sociales en santé
This report focuses on health equity work in francophone countries and communities. It proposes “bold, tenacious, and concerted actions” (M. Marmot), including a road map for reducing social inequalities in health. This resource is available in French only.
Author: Potvin, L., Moquet, M.-J. & Jones, C. M.
Published: 2010
A conceptual framework for action on the social determinants of health
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A conceptual framework for action on the social determinants of health
This paper introduces the conceptual framework that guides the work of the WHO’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. The document describes how the framework came about, its two “levels of causation’ of health inequities, and the “policy directions” it points to.
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2010
Learning from others: Comprehensive health equity strategies in Europe
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Learning from others: Comprehensive health equity strategies in Europe
This paper describes the national health equity strategies of 14 European countries. Based on this survey, the authors present the challenges and key conditions for success for an effective national strategy that can help reduce the unequal distribution of health and its social determinants.
Author: Rebecca Haber and Emily Wong, Wellesley Institute
Published: 2013
Cracking the nut of health equity:
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Cracking the nut of health equity:
In this classic paper, the author identifies the factors most likely to encourage action on the social determinants of health: leaders who are committed to justice and can work with others through complexity, and citizens who advocate for social environments that allow individuals to make healthy choices.
Author: Baum, F.
Published: 2007
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