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WELCOME

WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM YOU

UNITS

Unit 1
Social Determinants of Health: Values, Approaches and Perspectives

Unit 2
Policy Responses to and Interventions on Social Determinants of Health

Complementary Unit
Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH): creation, knowledge networks, social participation and recommendations

Final Wrap-up Activity

Content
Specific objectives | Topics to be dealt with in this Unit | PDF version | Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health | Defining core values: Equity, Social Justice, and Health as a Human Right | Reviewing approaches and building a comprehensive reference framework for an improved analysis and action on the Social Determinants of Health | How to look for a more comprehensive perspective on SDH| To learn more | Databank of social inequality cases | Wrap-up Activity | Self-assessment Exercises

To learn more

You are encouraged to read the following reference material:

Whitehead, M., “The concepts and principles of equity in health”, Int J. Health Serv 1992; 22, 429-445..
WHO and PHAC. Improving health equity through intersectoral action. World Health Organization and
Public Health Agency of Canada Collaborative Project, 2008