PHM-Exch> World Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Consultation on Technical Paper, 10 May - 3 June 2011

[Claudio Schuftan]

Comments welcome by*** Friday 3 June 2011*

 Conference website:
***www.who.int/sdhconference*<http://www.who.int/sdhconference>

Consultation page:
*****www.who.int/sdhconference/consultation*<http://www.who.int/sdhconference/consultation>

Draft technical paper: *****http://www.who.int/sdhconference/consultation/
draft_WCSDH_Technical_Paper.pdf*<http://www.who.int/sdhconference/consultation/draft_WCSDH_Technical_Paper.pdf>

The World Conference on Social Determinants of Health (WCSDH) is being
convened by WHO and kindly hosted and supported by the Government of the
Federative Republic of Brazil. The World Conference will take place in Rio
de Janeiro from 19 to 21 October 2011.

WHO is currently undertaking a public consultation on the current draft of
the Technical Paper for the Conference to elicit comments and feedback. The
Technical Paper aims to provide policy-makers with an overview of key
strategies to implement action on social determinants of health to reduce
health inequities and contribute to broader development, organized by the
five Conference themes. The final version of this paper will inform
discussions at the Conference. Comments on this current draft are welcome by
*** Friday 3 June 2011* and can be submitted at the Consultation web page
above.

In particular, comments are sought on whether the draft fulfils its aims to
inform the five themes of the Conference, and whether any major strategies
for implementation of action on social determinants have been omitted.

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 d
eterminants

·       Global action on social determinants: aligning priorities and
stakeholders

·       Monitoring progress: measurement and analysis to inform policies on
social determinants

The aim of the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health is to bring
Member States and other actors together to catalyze high level political
support for national policies to address social determinants of health to
reduce health inequities. Its specific objectives are to:

·       strengthen political commitment by Member States to develop
andimplement national policies on social determinants of health to
reduce
health inequities;

·       share experiences, challenges and technical knowledge on addressing
social determinants of health, taking into account the need for
strengthening governance arrangements and learning from different contexts.

For further information, please see the Conference website and Consultation
page.

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