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dc.contributor.authorMarmot, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-02T06:38:06Z
dc.date.available2021-12-02T06:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttps://resources.equityinitiative.org/handle/ei/277
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.format.extent6 p.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Lancet
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublic Health
dc.rightsFor personal use. Only reproduce with permission from Elsevier Ltd
dc.titleSocial determinants of health inequalities
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mods.genrejournalArticle


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