Health topics

Social determinants of health

 

Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system.These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices.Social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.

 

General information

Resolutions on social determinants of health

  • WHA62.14
    Reducing health inequities through action on the social determinants of health
  • WHA65.8
    Outcome of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health

Multimedia

Programmes and activities

Documents and publications

Noncommunicable disease risk factors and socioeconomic inequalities-What are the links? A multicountry analysis of noncommunicable disease surveillance data

Reaching the Poor: Challenges for Child Health in the Western Pacific Region

Reaching the Poor: Challenges for TB Programme in the Western Pacific Region

Noncommunicable Disease and Poverty: The Need for Pro-poor Strategies in the Western Pacific Region - A Review

Noncommunicable disease risk factors and socioeconomic inequalities-What are the links? A multicountry analysis of noncommunicable disease surveillance data

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Documents and publications

Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes: A Sourcebook for Health Professionals

Foundational Module on Poverty

Foundational Module on Gender

Module on Ageing

Module on Curricular Integration

Module on Gender-Based Violence

Module on HIV/AIDS

Module on Malaria

Module on Mental Health

Module on Noncommunicable Diseases

Module on Nutrition

Module on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Module on Water, Sanitation and Food

A report on surveys of health ministries and educational institutions