PHA-Exch> Globalization and social determinants of health

Tue Apr 14 02:36:19 PDT 2009

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *Globalization and social determinants of health: *

*Analytic and strategic review paper *

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Ronald Labonte, Ted Schrecker

Prepared for the Health Systems Knowledge Network of the World Health
Organisation’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health

*On behalf of the Globalization Knowledge Network*

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Available online as PDF file [51p.] at:
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/globalization.pdf

Analytic and strategic paper prepared by the Institute of Population Health:
defining globalization, the nature of the evidence base, how the global
market place affects social determinants of health, environment and
resources, next steps.

The outline of the paper is as follows.

·          Section I puts forward a definition of globalization and
describes key strategic and methodological issues, emphasizing that
globalization is unlike the topics of most other KNs, and demands a
distinctive perspective and approach.

·          Section II describes a number of key ‘clusters’ of pathways
leading from globalization to changes in SDH. In our view the most important
pathways have been generically identified, but the list is not exhaustive
and is subject to refinement in the course of the Globalization KN’s work.

·          Section III provides a similarly generic inventory of potential
“interventions,” although in the context of globalization an intervention
must be understood much more broadly than in a clinical or community public
health setting. Reflecting a desire to complement the work of other KNs
concerned with micro- and meso-level policies, special attention is paid to
the potential for innovations in global governance.

·          Finally, Section IV provides a list of the specific research
synthesis papers that will comprise a key element of the KN’s activities

*Globalization and Health: Pathways, Evidence and Policy * * * *Routledge
Studies in Health and Social Welfare, April 2009*

Ronald Labonté<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Ronald%20Labont%C3%A9>University
of Ottawa, Canada

URLs with some descriptions of the book:

http://www.routledgepolitics.com/books/Globalization-and-Health-isbn9780415993340

URL: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t902189903~db=all

“……Contemporary globalization has had tremendous impact on health equity
across the globe. However, no volume has systematically analyzed the
relationship between globalization and global trends in health outcomes.
This book consolidates and updates the findings of a global research project
undertaken by the Globalisation Knowledge Network (GKN) of the World Health
Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Chapters examine such questions as: How has trade liberalisation affected
the social determinants of health? How has globalization affected food
security, nutrition and equitable access to water and sanitation? How well
do present global governance structures take account of the health equity
effects associated with the social determinants of health? This landmark
volume will be a necessary addition for researchers and scholars studying
the field of globalization, health and social policy, and public health
across the social sciences. ….”

*Table of Contents*

1.  Introduction: Globalization's Challenges to People's Health *Ronald
Labont[image: eacute] & Ted Schrecke
*2.  An Empirical Investigation of the Relation between Globalization and
Health *Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Stefano Rosignoli & Luca Tiberti
*3.  Global Political-Economic and Geopolitical Processes, Structures and
Trends *Patrick Bond
*4.  Labor Markets, Equity and Social Determinants of Health *Ted Schrecker
*5.  Globalization and Policy Space for Health and Social Determinants of
Health *Meri Koivusalo, Ted Schrecker & Ronald Labonte
*6.  Liberalization "Shocks" and Social Protection Policies: Lessons from
the East Asian Financial Crisis *Aniket Bhushan & Chantal Blouin
*7.  Global Financing for Health: Aid and Debt Relief *Sebastian Taylor &
Michael Rowson
*8.  Globalization and Health Systems Change *John Lister & Ronald Labonte
*9.  Globalization and the Cross-Border Flow of Health Workers *Corinne
Packer, Ronald Labonte and Vivien Runnels
*10. Globalization, Trade and the Nutrition Transition *Corinna Hawkes,
Mickey Chopra & Sharon Friel
*11. Intellectual Property Rights and Inequalities in Health Outcomes *Carlos
M. Correa
*12. Global Governance for Health *Kelley Lee, Meri Koivusalo, Eeva Ollila,
Ronald Labonte, Claudio Schuftan & David Woodward
1*3. 'Rights, Redistribution and Regulation'* Ronald Labonte & Ted Schrecker
*14. Globalization, Social Determinants and the Struggle for Health *David
Sanders*

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