Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health

Article by Michael Marmot, Sharon Friel, Ruth Bell, Tanja Houweling, Sebastian Taylor, on behalf of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. In the Lancet, 8th November 2008 (vol. 372, Issue 9650).

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, created to marshal the evidence on what can be done to promote health equity and to foster a global movement to achieve it, is a global collaboration of policy makers, researchers, and civil society, led by commissioners with a unique blend of political, academic, and advocacy experience. The focus of attention is on countries at all levels of income and development. The commission launched its final report on August 28, 2008. This paper summarises the key findings and recommendations; the full list is in the final report.

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