Scoping review: national monitoring frameworks for social determinants of health and health equity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The strategic importance of monitoring social determinants of health (SDH) and health equity and inequity has been a central focus in global discussions around the 2011 Rio Political Declaration on SDH and the Millennium Development Goals. This study is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) equity-oriented analysis of linkages between health and other sectors (EQuAL) project, which aims to define a framework for monitoring SDH and health equity.

Objectives

This review provides a global summary and analysis of the domains and indicators that have been used in recent studies covering the SDH. These studies are considered here within the context of indicators proposed by the WHO EQuAL project. The objectives are as follows: to describe the range of internationa

SUBMITTER: Pedrana L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4744868 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature