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
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
Commision on Social Determinants of Health, WHO
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2008
- electronic document (256 pages) ; PDF file: 7.28 MB
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Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others. (From the website). Follow the links for the executive summary (4,25 MB), videos and the report in other languages, or more information about the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2003-2008. Record #5361
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Recommended reading
Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others. (From the website). Follow the links for the executive summary (4,25 MB), videos and the report in other languages, or more information about the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2003-2008. Record #5361
RECOMMENDED READING
HEALTH
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN