Events

The World Health Organization is convening the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (WCSDH), from 19-21 October 2011, in Rio de Janeiro. The Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil has kindly agreed to host and support the Conference.

The Conference will bring Member States and other actors together, by invitation, to build support for national policies to address social determinants of health to reduce health inequities. Specifically, the Conference aims both to strengthen political commitment by Member States and to share experiences and technical knowledge on how to address social determinants of health.

Conference themes
The main themes that will be tackled during the Conference are:

• governance to tackle the root causes of health inequities: implementing action on social determinants of health;
• the role of the health sector, including public health programmes, in reducing health inequities;
• promoting participation: community leadership for action on social determinants;
• global action on social determinants: aligning priorities and stakeholders;
• monitoring progress: measurement and analysis to inform policies on social determinants;

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Discussion Paper

  Closing the gap : policy into practice on social determinants of health : discussion paper.(1.91 MB)
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Related links

• Conference site - WHO/HQ
• Resolution WHA62.14 Reducing health inequities through action on the social determinants of health [pdf: 243 kb]