DETERMINE

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Background:

DETERMINE complements the work of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-2008), which brings together evidence on policies that improve health by addressing the social conditions in which people live and work.

It is increasingly recognised that health inequalities cannot be tackled by the health system alone. Close cooperation with other policy areas is needed to reduce health inequalities.

Aims & Objectives:

The overall objective of DETERMINE was to achieve greater awareness and capacity amongst decision makers in all policy sectors to take health and health equity into consideration when developing policy.

Specifically, the project aimed at promoting greater consideration for ‘health in all policies’, identifying innovative approaches and encouraging capacity building activities to address the social determinants of health (SDH) and health inequalities.

Activities:

DETERMINE built on and stimulated action on the SDH and on health inequalities in the EU and its Member States, by bringing together a Consortium of over fifty bodies within the EU.

Coordinator: EuroHealthNet

Contract holder: Czech Institute of Public Health

DETERMINE was co-funded by DG SANCO under the EC Public Health Action Programme.