Against unjust global distribution of power and money: The report of the WHO commission on the social determinants of health: Global inequality and the future of public health policy

Muntaner, C; Sridharan, S.; Solar, O; Benach, J

Abstract

In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the report of its Commission on Social Determinants of Health- Closing the Gap in a Generation. We describe how the report was initially received, what went into shaping the report during the months of its preparation and what more can be done now to realize the ultimate goal: population-level reduction in inequalities. As we find the Report to be strong in its presentation of evidence but weak in its policy recommendations, we present our own recommendations for research and action. From our perspectives within the increasingly visible field of social determinants of health research, we address this question: how can research improve the ability of public health policymakers to implement the Report's suggestions, plus develop new and better ones? © 2009 Palgrave Macmillan.

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Título según WOS: Against unjust global distribution of power and money: The report of the WHO commission on the social determinants of health: Global inequality and the future of public health policy
Título según SCOPUS: Commentary: Against unjust global distribution of power and money: The report of the WHO commission on the social determinants of health: Global inequality and the future of public health policy
Título de la Revista: Journal of Public Health Policy
Volumen: 30
Número: 2
Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Fecha de publicación: 2009
Página de inicio: 163
Página final: 175
Idioma: eng
URL: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/doifinder/10.1057/jphp.2009.15
DOI:

10.1057/jphp.2009.15

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS