Social determinants of health inequalities
Marmot, Michael | |
2005 | |
The Lancet | |
The Lancet. 365 (March 19, 2005), 1099-1104. | |
The 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. |
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World health
Communication in public health Health planning |
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Science
Technology Life sciences Biomedicine Medicine General medicine Internal medicine Mortality Health inequalities Health policy Social determinants |
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6 p. | |
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