The commission on social determinants of health: tackling the social roots of health inequities

Alec Irwin; Nicole Valentine; Chris Brown; Rene Loewenson; Orielle Solar; Hilary Brown; Theadora Koller; Jeanette Vega

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030106

The commission on social determinants of health: tackling the social roots of health inequities

PLoS Med. 2006 May;3(6):e106. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030106.

Authors

Alec Irwin¹, Nicole Valentine, Chris Brown, Rene Loewenson, Orielle Solar, Hilary Brown, Theadora Koller, Jeanette Vega

Affiliation

¹ Department of Equity, Poverty, and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. irwina@who.int

Abstract

The goal of the commission, launched in March 2005, is to strengthen health equity by catalysing policy and institutional change to address the social determinants of health.

MeSH terms

Developing Countries*
Global Health*
Health Planning Organizations
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility*
Health Status
Humans
International Cooperation
Social Conditions*
Socioeconomic Factors
World Health Organization*