Tackling social factors to improve health.

Inequities in the Freedom to Lead a Flourishing and Healthy Life: Issues for Healthy Public Policy

There are many reasons for the health inequities that we see around the world today. Public policy and the way society organises its affairs affects the economic, social and physical factors that influence the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - the social determinants of health. Tackling health inequities is a political issue that requires leadership, political cour...

Tackling HIV in MENA: Talk Is Not Enough–It Is Time for Bold Actions: A Response to Recent Commentaries

The Role of Labour Inspectorates in Tackling the Psychosocial Risks at Work in Europe: Problems and Perspectives

Significant changes in the past year have taken place in the world of work that are bringing new challenges with regard to employee safety and health. These changes have led to emerging psychosocial risks (PSRs) at work. The risks are primarily linked to how work is designed, organized, and managed, and to the economic and social frame of work. These factors have increased the level of work-rel...

Ethnicity, Migration and the ‘Social Determinants of Health’ Agenda* Etnicidad, Migración y la Agenda de los “Determinantes Sociales de la Salud”

One of the most promising recent developments in health policy has been the emergence of a global ‘health equity’ movement concerned with the social determinants of health. In European research and policy-making, however, there is an strong tendency to reduce ‘social determinants’ to ‘socioeconomic determinants’ and to ignore the role of ethnicity, migration and other factors in the creation of...

Moving upstream: how interventions that address the social determinants of health can improve health and reduce disparities.

There is considerable scientific and policy interest in reducing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare and health status. Currently, much of the policy focus around reducing health disparities has been geared toward improving access, coverage, quality, and the intensity of healthcare. However, health is more a function of lifestyles linked to living and working conditions th...

Improving induced abortion care in Scotland: enablers and constraints.

BACKGROUND Induced abortion is the most common gynaecological procedure in Scotland. Despite several recent initiatives to improve the quality of abortion care, inappropriate variations in care remain. OBJECTIVE To identify and explore factors that enable or constrain the provision of high-quality induced abortion care in Scotland. METHODS Interviews with a range of key informants with diff...