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The European Journal of Public Health 2009 19(2):131-133; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp030
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

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The relevance for Europe of the report of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

Clive Needle

Director, EuroHealthNet,
Brussels, Belgium

Correspondence: e-mail: c.needle@eurohealthnet.eu

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There are few occasions when a serving head of a government commits to tackle the underlying determinants of health. So the excitement was palpable when national Prime Minister Gordon Brown entered the room at the London Conference held in November to discuss outcomes of the study of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH)—‘Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health’ (http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/).

Then he spoke. ‘To advance the cause of health for all, and to end these inequalities, these injustices, within a generation ... that is the task we have set ourselves, and we must not bend in our resolve to see it through. We must take urgent and coordinated action, globally, nationally and locally ....’

The UK health minister followed this by announcing that Prof. Sir Michael Marmot, the CSDH Chair, will lead a national review during . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   What are the main messages for Europe?
 

   What does the report recommend?
 

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