Thursday, November 3, 2011

[EQ] Taking Action to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity in Asia Pacific 2011

Taking Action to Address the Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequity
in Asia Pacific 2011


A collaborative initiative, with contributions from over 40 researchers, policy-makers and health equity advocates from across the Asia Pacific region.
Global Action for Health Equity Network
, AP-HealthGAEN, with the support of WHO (WPRO), VicHealth and
the Australian National University. 2011

Available online PDF [199p.] at: http://bit.ly/rCuBxy

The report argues for a paradigm shift in the way we think about and improve health equity. The report provides a basis for hope – it identifies many entry points across different sectors through which improvements in the distribution of power, money and resources, and conditions of daily living can be tackled.

 

As the review of actions across the region shows, there is indeed a lot happening within countries to address these determinants of health inequities. But a huge challenge remains. Without leadership, political courage, progressive social policy and social struggle people will continue to live with illness and die needlessly….”

Content:

 

INTRODUCTION: TRANSLATING A GLOBAL VISION INTO REGIONAL AND LOCAL ACTION

Global vision

An Asia Pacific perspective: why this report?

SECTION 1: AN ASIA PACIFIC APPROACH TO INVESTIGATING HEALTH INEQUITY

Chapter 1: Framing the causes of health inequities across Asia Pacific: a social and environmental determinants framework

Chapter 2: Contextualising the concepts of health equity and social determinants of health in Asia Pacific

Chapter 3: An action framework to illustrate what is happening in the social and environmental determinants of health equity in Asia Pacific

SECTION 2: THE EXTENT OF HEALTH INEQUITY ACROSS ASIA PACIFIC

Overview

Chapter 1: Inequities in health between countries

Chapter 2: Inequities in health within countries

 

SECTION 3: TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE DAILY LIVING CONDITIONS

Overview

Chapter 1: Action to ensure healthy and equitable urbanisation across Asia Pacific

Chapter 2: Improving working conditions and social protection across Asia Pacific

Chapter 3: Health systems to promote health equity

SECTION 4: ADDRESSING THE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWER, MONEY AND RESOURCES

Overview

Chapter 1: Fairer distribution of power and resources through systems and processes that promote social inclusion

Chapter 2: Distributing resources for health through macroeconomic and trade policy in Asia Pacific

Chapter 3: Protecting the natural environment to ensure a public good for everyone

Chapter 4: Governance models that rebalance power and resource distribution

Chapter 5: Distributing power and resources using regional and global mechanisms

SECTION 5: MEASUREMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Overview

Chapter 1: Indicators for equity and SEDH in routine monitoring

Chapter 2: Equity assessment tools

SECTION 6: A FUTURE FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN ASIA PACIFIC THROUGH ACTION IN
THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

Challenges for health equity in Asia Pacific

Moving forward

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND CASE STUDIES

 

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