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Social determinants of health inequalities
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The gross inequalities in health that we see within and between countries present a challenge to the world. That there should be a spread of life expectancy of 48 years among countries and 20 years or more within countries is not inevitable. A burgeoning volume of research identifies social factors at the root of much of these inequalities in health. Social determinants are relevant to communicable and non-communicable disease alike. Health status, therefore, should be of concern to policy makers in every sector, not solely those involved in health policy. As a response to this global challenge, WHO is launching a Commission on Social Determinants of Health, which will review the evidence, raise societal debate, and recommend policies with the goal of improving health of the world's most vulnerable people. A major thrust of the Commission is turning public-health knowledge into political action.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Marmot, M.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Marmot, Michael
- ORCID
- Marmot, Michael
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 365
- Issue
- 9464
- Pages
- 1099-1104
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2131854704
- Cited by
- 5,086
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 68.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- discovery.ucl.ac.uk
- Locations
- The Lancet (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University College London
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Public Health Policies and Education
- Keywords
- social determinants of health, health disparities, life expectancy, WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, health policy, vulnerable populations
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Developing Countries, Female, Health Status, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Poverty, Public Health, Social Justice, Socioeconomic Factors
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