Building the knowledge base on the social determinants of health : review of seven countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region / World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.

Series:

WHO regional publications. Eastern Mediterranean series ; 31.

WHO regional publications. Eastern Mediterranean series, 1020-041X ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine--Mediterranean Region.

Social medicine.

Community health services--Mediterranean Region.

Community health services.

Medical policy--Mediterranean Region.

Medical policy.

National health services--Mediterranean Region.

National health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : World Health Organization, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the knowledge base on social determinants and how these influence health is sparse. This publication reviews the social determinants of health in seven countries of the region and represents a first step towards building a knowledge base that can inform policy and strategies related to social determinants and the health inequities arising from them. The publication also discusses some of the strategies that could be adopted to forward the agenda on social determinants of health and health equity in individual countries.An EMRO Publication

Contents:

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: A regional perspective on social determinants of health; Chapter 3: Building a knowledge base: the way forward

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-27398-1

9786612273988

92-9021-684-0

OCLC:

436917099