Bulletin of the World Health Organization, October 2011:
“…..Noncommunicable diseases cannot be effectively addressed
without action on social determinants of health. Without addressing social
inequalities and the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and
age, along with the reasons that health systems work better for some population
groups than for others – that is, adopting a social determinants approach –
prospects for reversing the noncommunicable diseases epidemics are poor.
This year’s United Nations General Assembly High-Level
Meeting on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (in New York) and
the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (in Rio de Janeiro)
provide a unique opportunity for progress.
There may never be a better global platform for countries,
civil society and international organizations to commit to a coherent social
determinants approach to tackling noncommunicable diseases and other global
priorities at local, national and global levels. In this context, we explain
why a social determinants approach is essential for combating noncommunicable
diseases, discuss what such an approach entails, and identify priority actions
for the global community…”
Read more from the WHO Bulletin
Read the Final Report of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
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