Tuesday, July 12, 2011

[EQ] PAHO/WHO Regional Consultation on the Social Determinants of Health in the Region of the Americas

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PAHO/WHO Regional Consultation on the Social Determinants of Health in the Region of the Americas

The World Health Organization is carrying out, in cooperation with the Government of Brazil, the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 19 to 20 October 2011.  In preparation to this Conference each Region is preparing a position document on the subject. 

PAHO/WHO is conducting a Regional virtual consultation in order to collect the recommendations for the Position Paper. 

The purpose of this consultation is to obtain the perspective of experts in the Americas regarding the impact of economic, social and environmental determinants of health in the quality of life and the reduction of the gap in equity in the access to the health services.

From your perspective, what are three key recommendations regarding the social determinants of health that you would like to suggest for the Regional Position Paper?
Please enter your response, using this link: http://svy.mk/pPsrK5

Your feedback is truly valued. Please send your response by 20 July 2011
 

Thank you!

PAHO/WHO Blog on Social Determinants of Health: http://new.paho.org/blogs/dss/

 

WHO Technical Paper on the SDH: http://bit.ly/ruzJlM

 

ESPANOL:

Consulta Regional de la OPS/OMS sobre el perfil sobre los determinantes sociales de salud en la Región de las Américas

 

La Organización Mundial de la Salud está llevando a cabo, conjuntamente con el Gobierno de Brasil la Conferencia Mundial sobre los Determinantes Sociales de la Salud, que se realizará en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, del 19 al 20 de octubre del 2011. En preparación a esta Conferencia cada Región está preparando un documento de posición o sobre el tema.

La OPS/OMS está organizando una Consulta Regional virtual para recolectar recomendaciones para el documento de posición regional. Esta consulta tiene como objetivo obtener la perspectiva de expertos en la Región de las Américas sobre el impacto de los determinantes económicos, sociales y ambientales de la salud en la calidad de vida y la disminución de la brecha de inequidad en el acceso a los servicios de salud.

Desde su perspectiva, ¿cuáles son tres recomendaciones claves sobre los determinantes sociales de la salud que usted quisiera sugerir para el Documento de Posición Regional?

Para responder por favor entrar en este enlace: http://svy.mk/oAJP4I

Su retroalimentación y comentarios son importantes. Agradecemos enviar su respuesta hasta el 20 de julio del 2011.

Muchas gracias!

Blog sobre los Determinantes Sociales de la Salud: http://new.paho.org/blogs/dss

El documento de base publicado por la OMS Consulta sobre determinantes sociales de la salud
está disponible en Español en el siguiente enlace: http://bit.ly/iouCmn


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