From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><b><font color="maroon" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">Revitalized content on “social determinants of
health” in the WHO website now available<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Website: <a href="http://bit.ly/hICrDy" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style>http://bit.ly/hICrDy</span></font></a> <br>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Since the World Conference on Social
Determinants of Health in <u></u><u></u>Rio de
  Janeiro<u></u><u></u> last 2011, there has been a surge of interest
and commitment among different stakeholders, especially WHO Member States, to
addressing the social determinants of health to achieve health equity. <br>
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<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">In order to support this growing
global movement, the Secretariat now launches a newly-revitalized website that
captures the considerable body of work done since the launch of the report of
the <i><span style="font-style:italic">WHO Commission on Social Determinants of
Health</span></i> in 2008<a name="13e9fd5805417f70__GoBack"></a>. <br>
The website’s contents are more accessible and better organized, and
include useful information on the following areas:<br>
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<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><u></u><font face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Evidence:</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> An enormous
amount of evidence has been established by WHO and its partners on the various
themes covered by the Commission’s work – from early child
development to globalization – as well as on previous experiences by
countries and international institutions in addressing the social determinants
of health.<br>
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</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Action:</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> WHO, in
cooperation with <u></u><u></u>Member<u></u>
 <u></u>States<u></u><u></u>, other UN
agencies, and other sectors, has initiated programs and activities that
implement the five action areas of the <i><span style="font-style:italic">Rio
Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health</span></i>, which was
endorsed by WHO Member States during the 65^th World Health Assembly
in 2012.<br>
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</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Global commitments:</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> This part
features key documents, resolutions, and declarations that express the
political commitment of WHO, its <u></u><u></u>Member<u></u>
 <u></u>States<u></u><u></u>, and the global
community to the social determinants of health approach.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The revised website also highlights
up-to-date progress on the implementation of the social determinants approach
at national and global levels. In addition, it showcases relevant publications
as well as learning tools that aim to build capacity for acting on social
determinants and translate knowledge into policy and practice. <br>
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<h1 style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:18.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Progress on the implementation of the Rio Political Declaration<br>

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</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Research priorities for the environment, agriculture and
infectious diseases of poverty<br>
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