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1 Social Determinants of Health
People’s Health Movement IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

2 Definitions / Framework Stories and Case Studies
Session Plan Definitions / Framework Stories and Case Studies Brief to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health and PHM Engagement / Monitoring What next? IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

3 IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program)
GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

4 Pathways through which the structural determinants
Direct and structural causes of deferential health (Causes of the causes of ill-health Pathways through which the structural determinants IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

5 Brief to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health and PHM Engagement / Monitoring
IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

6 Goal To lay the foundations for health equity to be a shared global goal, and for an understanding that acting on that goal demands action on the underlying causes of ill health. IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

7 Mission Compile evidence on successful interventions and formulate policies that address key social determinants, particularly in low-income countries; Raise societal debate and advocate for implementation - by Member States, civil society, and global health actors - of policies that address social determinants; Define a medium- and long-term action agenda for incorporating social determinants of health interventions/approaches into planning, policy, and technical work within WHO. IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

8 Areas / Components The Commissioners comprise an independent body charged with WHO Secretariat coordinates the various areas of work of the Commission Knowledge Networks provide the evidence base on which to identify priority actions and interventions Scientific Secretariat helps to coordinate the evidence based generated by the Knowledge Networks. WHO headquarters, regional offices, and country offices will all be involved in integrating Social Determinants of Health into the work of the organization. Country Action focuses on demonstrating how Social Determinants of Health can become a corporate interest of government, permeating policy and planning in various sectors. Civil Society can provide an important input in terms of experiences on the ground and working across sectors Global Initiatives within the UN system will help integrate Social Determinants of Health across UN work. IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

9 Represented in the Commissioners Represented in the KNs
PHM and the Commission Represented in the Commissioners Represented in the KNs Dominating the civil society component IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

10 Mobilization: Several country based and regional consultation meetings
Achievements Mobilization: Several country based and regional consultation meetings Knowledge generation: Active participation in the KNs’ processes of evidence collection/creation Independent civil society report IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07

11 Strategies Knowledge Generation and dissemination Mobilization
Collecting information Making the information available (knowledge networks) Develop framework Mobilization Media Campaign Civil society to implement Building alliances thematic and across Communities on national level Raise issues related to the environment and food for example. Empowerment and capacity building Communication skills Celebrate successes Lobbying Continue engaging and monitoring the CSDH Civil Society report (mobilization process, Critique) as a policy tool. Lobbying the government to address the structural determinants (social responsibility, availability of information, marginalized people and communities, sanitation) To implement policy alternatives. Advocacy Continue developing a PHM framework and position Ensure evidence based advocacy Promote the inter-sectoral collaboration Promote tools like health impact assessment IPHU-Bangladesh (Short Course and Fellowship Program) GK, November 12th – February 15th, 07


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