Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health : Commission on Social Determinants of Health final report.
2008
K3570 .C56 2008 (Mapit)
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Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health : Commission on Social Determinants of Health final report.
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Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, Commission on Social Determinants of Health, [2008]
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©2008
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246 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Formatted Contents Note
A new global agenda : the Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Global health inequity : the need for action
Causes and solutions
The nature of evidence and action
Equity from the start
Healthy places healthy people
Fair employment and decent work
Social protection across the lifecourse
Universal health care
Health equity in all policies, systems, and programmes
Fair financing
Market responsibility
Gender equity
Political empowerment : inclusion and voice
Good global governance
The social determinants of health : monitoring, research, and training
Sustaining action beyond the Commission on Social Determinants of Health .
Global health inequity : the need for action
Causes and solutions
The nature of evidence and action
Equity from the start
Healthy places healthy people
Fair employment and decent work
Social protection across the lifecourse
Universal health care
Health equity in all policies, systems, and programmes
Fair financing
Market responsibility
Gender equity
Political empowerment : inclusion and voice
Good global governance
The social determinants of health : monitoring, research, and training
Sustaining action beyond the Commission on Social Determinants of Health .
Summary
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was set up by former World Health Organization Director-General J.W. 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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Title from cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-224) and index.
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Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (7.29 MB, 256 p).
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K3570 .C56 2008
Language
English
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CSDH (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva, World Health Organization.
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9789241563703
9241563702
9241563702
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