Browse by subject "Determinants of health"
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Addressing the social determinants of health: the urban dimension and the role of local government
This report summarises the evidence on the determinants of health and the built environment with special reference to the role of local government across countries in the WHO European Region.
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Capital Health: Determinants of Health
There are several factors which affect health, collectively they are known as the 12 determinants of health, which are described on this webpage.
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CDC: Social Determinants of Health
This section of the CDC (centres for disease control and prevention) website is devoted to the social determinants of health. It includes the following: resources, publications, definitions and a frequently asked questions page.
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Closing the gap in a generation Health equity through action on the social determinants of health
Summary of the three principles of actions put forward by this paper:
1 Improve the conditions of daily life – the circumstances in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.
2 Tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources – the structural drivers of those conditions of daily life – globally, nationally, and locally.
3 Measure the problem, evaluate action, expand the knowledge base, develop a workforce that is trained in the social determinants of health, and raise public awareness about the social determinants of health.
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Commentary: Include a Social Determinants of Health Approach to Reduce Health Inequities
A commentary encouraging people to be proactive, collaborative, inclusive and deliberate hen advancing the use of the social determinants approach to reducing health inequities.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) Final Recommendations
The final report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), released in August 2008 and endorsed by World Health Assembly Resolution in 2009, called for a broad scope of interventions, contained in three overarching recommendations for social determinants of health actions, followed by a number of more specific areas for action that are summarized on this webpage.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Dengue Epidemiology and Burden of Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis
Summary of findings:
Activities to control dengue transmission in the region have been important but insufficient. The surveillance of dengue burden of disease and circulating strains helo shape and evaluate the present and future health policies.
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| Author | MarÃa Luisa Cafferata, MD1 , Ariel Bardach, PhD1,, Lucila Rey-Ares, MSc1 , Andrea Alcaraz, MSc1 , Gabriela Cormick, MSc1 , Luz Gibbons, MSc1 , Marina Romano, MD1 , Silvana Cesaroni, MD1 , Silvina Ruvinsky, MD, MSc2 |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Determinants of Health and Wellbeing
Paper exploring the determinanats of health for thr poulation of Wales (UK)
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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EBSCO Information Services: Global Health
Unparalleled access to all of the world’s relevant public health research and practice.
Produced by CABI, this database was created to ensure that key literature from all sources can be brought quickly and easily to the attention of those working in the field; the database covers all aspects of public health at both international and community levels, as well as a wealth of material from other biomedical and life science fields.
Global Action on Social Determinants of Health
This paper covers the content of a presentation made teh the WHO World Conference on the Social Determinants of Health. The authours was requested to provide a commentary on the discussion paper 'Closing the gap: policy into practice on social determinants of health'.
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| Author | Ronald Labonté |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Global Health 101 (Second Edition): Videos
Welcome to the accompanying Website for Global Health 101, Second Edition. We are pleased to provide these online resources to support classroom education.
These Videos showcase external sites that provide additional information about topics covered in the textbook.
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Determinants of health Gender and health Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality Climate change and sustainability Social justice, human rights and health Technology Education |
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Global Health eLearning Centre: Additional Training Opportunities
The Global Health eLearning Team is always on the look out for opportunities that enhance the learning offered on this site. The links on this webpage are provided for your convenience. Please note that they are third-party websites and are not controlled or endorsed by the U.S. Agency for International Development or subject to our privacy policy.
Full recordGlobal health equity: evidence for action on the social determinants of health
Abstract
More than 30 years ago, the older of us published a paper with the proposal that all scientific papers should start with a statement along the lines of: “These are the opinions on which I base my facts”. Why pretend? To take a topical example, if you are on the nature side of the nature/nurture debates, is it likely that your next paper will be an apologia: “I take it all back; genes don’t matter at all; it is all environment”? Unlikely. Similarly, if you are on the other side. (We know. It’s both.) Here, we are not in any way arguing for a relativist credo that would say opinions are all. Along with other readers of this journal, we spend a good part of our working lives gathering, analysing and interpreting empirical evidence. Evidence matters. But everyone has values and they do affect our positions
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| Author | M Marmot, S Friel |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Global Health University: Global Health E-Learning Resources
Global Health University disseminates knowledge to advance global health delivery and to promote excellence in global health education. All material published by Unite For Sight Global Health University is open access, meaning that you may freely read, download, distribute, and use the material, as long as all of the work is properly cited. Do you find Global Health University resources helpful to you? Become a Global Health University Member by giving a tax-deductible donation. Support Unite For Sight's movement to synthesize cutting-edge global health research and evidence-based information for free unrestricted access worldwide.
Full recordHealth inequalities and the social determinants of health
This is a policy breifing document which was produced by the Royal College of Nursing (RNC) in January 2012.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Meeting Report: World Conference on Social Determinants of Health
The World Conference aimed:
• to identify the basic principles, methods and strategies for developing national action plans to address social determinants of health to reduce health inequities;
• to strengthen political commitment by Member States to develop and implement such national action plans, as well as the provisions of resolution WHA62.14;
• to share experiences, challenges and technical knowledge on how to address social determinants of health and construct national plans to reduce health inequities, considering the need for strengthening of governance arrangements, and learning from different contexts.
The World Conference was a high-level ministerial event that brought together over 1000 participants, including delegates from over 125 Member States, representatives from other organizations in the United Nations system and civil society, and technical experts. In addition, more than 19 000 people followed the event through webcast.
The five themes of the World Conference were:
1. Governance to tackle the root causes of health inequities: implementing action on social determinants of health;
2. Promoting participation: community leadership for action on social determinants;
3. The role of the health sector, including public health programmes, in reducing health inequities;
4. Global action on social determinants: aligning priorities and stakeholders;
5. Monitoring progress: measurement and analysis to inform policies and build accountability on social determinants.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Module 2: Social determinants (eBook)
What participants should get out of the Social Determinants Module (eBook):
Participants will:
- be aware that health is more than a medical issue, and be familiar with the concept of social determinants of health
- be able to identify gender as one of these determinants, and be aware that it is affected by and interacts with other determinants
- have an understanding of the various levels at which health determinants operate, and the interrelationship between these distinguish between the factors affecting women’s health:
- that are common to women and men of a specific social group (forexample, rural/urban, poor/rich)
- that arise from women's biological differences from men
- that are related to gender-based differentials and understand how these may all be interrelated
- acquire the skills to apply the social determinants and gender framework to understand the structural factors underlying the impact of health policies and interventions
- understand that this knowledge can be applied to shape and inform health policies and interventions.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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NHS Education for Scotland: Introducing the Wider Determinants of Health
Dahlgren and Whitehead's 1992 representation of the wider determinants of health below informed the Acheson Report (DH, 1998) and the Scottish Government's Equally Well (SG, 2008a). It still stands as the most effective illustration of health determinants and continues to inform the work to of those concerned with understanding and reducing the health inequality gap.
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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rethink aid: The Social, Environmental, and Political Determinants of Health
At ReThink, we are keenly aware of the social, environmental, and political determinants of health that are often overlooked in vertical aid initiatives. As a coalition of physicians and social scientists from around the world, we have learned that these determinants of health are a part of the every day lives of communities in need. This page highlights some of the key components, including:
Water & Sanitation – Food Security & (Mal)nutrition – Women & Communities
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Social determinants of health inequalities
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 identi?es 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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| Author | Michael Marmot |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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Tackling the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities: evidence from systematic reviews
ABSTRACT
Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands for better evidence about interventions around the social determinants of health into action requires identifying what we already know and highlighting areas for further development.
Methods Systematic review methodology was used to identify systematic reviews (from 2000 to 2007, developed countries only) that described the health effects of any intervention based on the wider social determinants of health: water and sanitation, agriculture and food, access to health and social care services, unemployment and welfare, working conditions, housing and living environment, education, and transport.
Results Thirty systematic reviews were identi?ed. Generally, the effects of interventions on health inequalities were unclear. However, there is suggestive systematic review evidence that certain categories of intervention may impact positively on inequalities or on the health of speci?c disadvantaged groups, particularly interventions in the ?elds of housing and the work environment.
Conclusion Intervention studies that address inequalities in health are a priority area for future public health research.
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| Author | C Bambra, M Gibson, A Sowden, K Wright, M Whitehead, M Petticrew |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study
Abstract
Aims: Estimate the prevalence of cannabis dependence and its contribution to the global burden of disease.
Methods: Systematic reviews of epidemiological data on cannabis dependence (1990-2008) were conducted in line with PRISMA and meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. Culling and data extraction followed protocols, with cross-checking and consistency checks. DisMod-MR, the latest version of generic disease modelling system, redesigned as a Bayesian meta-regression tool, imputed prevalence by age, year and sex for 187 countries and 21 regions. The disability weight associated with cannabis dependence was estimated through population surveys and multiplied by prevalence data to calculate the years of life lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). YLDs and DALYs attributed to regular cannabis use as a risk factor for schizophrenia were also estimated.
Results: There were an estimated 13.1 million cannabis dependent people globally in 2010 (point prevalence0.19% (95% uncertainty: 0.17-0.21%)). Prevalence peaked between 20-24 yrs, was higher in males (0.23% (0.2-0.27%)) than females (0.14% (0.12-0.16%)) and in high income regions. Cannabis dependence accounted for 2 million DALYs globally (0.08%; 0.05-0.12%) in 2010; a 22% increase in crude DALYs since 1990 largely due to population growth. Countries with statistically higher age-standardised DALY rates included the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Western European countries such as the United Kingdom; those with lower DALY rates were from Sub-Saharan Africa-West and Latin America. Regular cannabis use as a risk factor for schizophrenia accounted for an estimated 7,000 DALYs globally.
Conclusion: Cannabis dependence is a disorder primarily experienced by young adults, especially in higher income countries. It has not been shown to increase mortality as opioid and other forms of illicit drug dependence do. Our estimates suggest that cannabis use as a risk factor for schizophrenia is not a major contributor to population-level disease burden.
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Thematic Guide: Social and Economic Determinants of Health
Our thematic guide to internet resources leads you beyond the limits of the Medicus Mundi International Network. Any important resources missing? Please let us know.
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What we mean by social determinants of health
This article concludes with a critical analysis of the WHO report on social determinants of health, applauding its analysis and many of its recommendations, but faulting it for ignoring the power relations that shape these social determinants.
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| Author | Vicente Navarro |
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Globalization, Global Governance and the Social Determinants of Health: A review of the linkages and agenda for action
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| Subject | Determinants of health |
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WMA Statement on Social Determinants of Health
The World Medical Association's statement on the social determinants of health.
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