The Commercial Determinants of Health

Our health is to a large degree shaped by the world around us, that is to say, by the conditions in which we are born, grow, work, and live. As described in pivotal reports in recent years, most notably by the World Health Organization in its report on the social determinants of health in 2008,1 it is these conditions that are largely responsible for health and for the health inequalities observed within and between countries.2 Subsequent approaches informed by this understanding, such as Health in All Policies,3 or One Health,4 have sought to close health gaps through coordinated action on policy beyond health--

• | Author: Harkness Fellow In Health Care Policy And Practice Nason Maani, Nason Maani, Faculty Of Public Health And Policy Mark Petticrew, Mark Petticrew, Dean And Robert A Knox Professor Sandro Galea, Sandro Galea
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 11, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 416 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0197578756
• | ISBN-13: 9780197578759