[EQ] Globalization and social determinants of health

de: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) - ruglucia@paho.org
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fecha: 13 de abril de 2009 8:11
asunto: [EQ] Globalization and social determinants of health


Globalization and social determinants of health:
Analytic and strategic review paper

Ronald Labonte, Ted Schrecker
Prepared for the Health Systems Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health
On behalf of the Globalization Knowledge Network

Available online as PDF file [51p.] at: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/globalization.pdf

Analytic and strategic paper prepared by the Institute of Population Health: defining globalization, the nature of the evidence base, how the global market place affects social determinants of health, environment and resources, next steps.

The outline of the paper is as follows.
· Section I puts forward a definition of globalization and describes key strategic and methodological issues, emphasizing that globalization is unlike the topics of most other KNs, and demands a distinctive perspective and approach.
· Section II describes a number of key ‘clusters’ of pathways leading from globalization to changes in SDH. In our view the most important pathways have been generically identified, but the list is not exhaustive and is subject to refinement in the course of the Globalization KN’s work.
· Section III provides a similarly generic inventory of potential “interventions,” although in the context of globalization an intervention must be understood much more broadly than in a clinical or community public health setting. Reflecting a desire to complement the work of other KNs concerned with micro- and meso-level policies, special attention is paid to the potential for innovations in global governance.
· Finally, Section IV provides a list of the specific research synthesis papers that will comprise a key element of the KN’s activities



Globalization and Health: Pathways, Evidence and Policy

Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare, April 2009
Ronald Labonté University of Ottawa, Canada


URLs with some descriptions of the book:
http://www.routledgepolitics.com/books/Globalization-and-Health-isbn9780415993340

URL: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t902189903~db=all


“……Contemporary globalization has had tremendous impact on health equity across the globe. However, no volume has systematically analyzed the relationship between globalization and global trends in health outcomes. This book consolidates and updates the findings of a global research project undertaken by the Globalisation Knowledge Network (GKN) of the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Chapters examine such questions as: How has trade liberalisation affected the social determinants of health? How has globalization affected food security, nutrition and equitable access to water and sanitation? How well do present global governance structures take account of the health equity effects associated with the social determinants of health? This landmark volume will be a necessary addition for researchers and scholars studying the field of globalization, health and social policy, and public health across the social sciences. ….”



Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Globalization's Challenges to People's Health Ronald Labont & Ted Schrecke
2. An Empirical Investigation of the Relation between Globalization and Health Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Stefano Rosignoli & Luca Tiberti
3. Global Political-Economic and Geopolitical Processes, Structures and Trends Patrick Bond
4. Labor Markets, Equity and Social Determinants of Health Ted Schrecker
5. Globalization and Policy Space for Health and Social Determinants of Health Meri Koivusalo, Ted Schrecker & Ronald Labonte
6. Liberalization "Shocks" and Social Protection Policies: Lessons from the East Asian Financial Crisis Aniket Bhushan & Chantal Blouin
7. Global Financing for Health: Aid and Debt Relief Sebastian Taylor & Michael Rowson
8. Globalization and Health Systems Change John Lister & Ronald Labonte
9. Globalization and the Cross-Border Flow of Health Workers Corinne Packer, Ronald Labonte and Vivien Runnels
10. Globalization, Trade and the Nutrition Transition Corinna Hawkes, Mickey Chopra & Sharon Friel
11. Intellectual Property Rights and Inequalities in Health Outcomes Carlos M. Correa
12. Global Governance for Health Kelley Lee, Meri Koivusalo, Eeva Ollila, Ronald Labonte, Claudio Schuftan & David Woodward
13. 'Rights, Redistribution and Regulation' Ronald Labonte & Ted Schrecker
14. Globalization, Social Determinants and the Struggle for Health David Sanders



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