Social determinants
Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age. These conditions influence a person’s opportunity to be healthy, his/her risk of illness and life expectancy. Social inequities in health – the unfair and avoidable differences in health status across groups in society – are those that result from the uneven distribution of social determinants.
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World Health Day: Putting equity at the heart of COVID-19 recovery
COVID-19 has affected us all, but some have fared worse than others simply because of the insecurity of their living conditions and livelihoods. This World Health Day, WHO is calling on leaders to put inclusiveness and equity at the heart of all recovery responses to create a fairer, healthier world.
News
- Setting up a behavioural insights unit - WHO launches a set of considerations to support countries
- Immigration detention is harmful to health – alternatives to detention should be used
- Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report
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High-level Conference on Health Equity – Accelerating Progress Towards Healthy and Prosperous Lives for all in the WHO European Region
11–13 June 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Publications
Health inequity and COVID-19 in North Macedonia: investing in health and well-being for a fairer and more equitable future for all (2021)
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HESRi
The WHO European Health Equity Status Report initiative
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Activities
WHO/Europe aims to provide an evidence-based, systematic and accountable approach to the full integration of the social and economic determinants of health into the development strategies of countries in the WHO European Region.
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