[EQ] Action Summary: Improving Health Equity via the Social Determinants of Health in the EU

Action Summary: Improving Health Equity via the Social Determinants of Health in the EU

 

Release of the first year report on the work of the DETERMINE Consortium. November 2008

 

Available online as PDF file at: http://www.health-inequalities.eu/pdf.php?id=0c9084c524cc62a73516460143ea8534

 

“……….Ensuring fair health opportunities for everyone is crucial if European societies are to uphold the values of equal opportunity, social justice and solidarity, as set out in successive EU Treaties by Member States. This requires strong political commitment and collaboration between health and other policy sectors.

 

DETERMINE (2007-2010) is an EU-wide project that aims to promote greater knowledge about health equity amongst decision makers and to build capacity to take on the socio-economic determinants of health inequalities (SDHI). It brings together a Consortium of over 50 health bodies from 26 European countries. The Consortium complements the work of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health.

 

During its first year, the Consortium focused on what the EU and its Member States are doing to address the SDHI, exploring the existing cross-government approaches, as well as strategies undertaken by other policy areas. DETERMINE’s partners have also identified approaches in their countries that make use of private-public partnerships and social marketing, to improve health related behaviors amongst vulnerable groups.

 

The Action Summary provides an overview of the outcomes of the first year of DETERMINE, and the key messages that have emerged as a result of the Consortium’s activities to date. It provides specific examples of what various EU Member States are currently doing in this area with the aim of stimulating greater commitment and further action on fairer and more equitable health for all.

 

The publication has been translated into Spanish and French, as well as a wide range of other European languages. It is now available on the homepage (top right-hand corner) of the DETERMINE Portal: ……….”

 

The publication is being translated into a wide range of languages:

    

   

   

   

   

  

   

   

 

 

Ingrid Stegeman  Project Coordinator  EuroHealthNet
Rue Philippe le Bon 6  BE-1000, Brussels
i.stegeman@eurohealthnet.eu  Tel: + 32 2 235 0326 Fax: + 32 2 235 0339  www.eurohealthnet.eu - www.health-inequalities.eu

 

 

 

 

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