Comments on: WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Inequities are Killing People on a Grand Scale http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/01/globalization-and-health/whos-commission-on-social-determinants-of-health-inequities-are-killing-people-on-a-grand-scale/ An Alternative to Corporate Health (founded in 2004) Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:12:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bronxdoc http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/01/globalization-and-health/whos-commission-on-social-determinants-of-health-inequities-are-killing-people-on-a-grand-scale/#comment-108 bronxdoc Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:09:28 +0000 http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=146#comment-108 David Woodward of the New Economics Foundation has written a summary of the Commission's Report that can be found at: http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/08/globalization-and-health/unofficial-synopsis-of-the-social-determinants-of-health-report/ David Woodward of the New Economics Foundation has written a summary of the Commission’s Report that can be found at:

http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/08/globalization-and-health/unofficial-synopsis-of-the-social-determinants-of-health-report/

]]> By: bronxdoc http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/01/globalization-and-health/whos-commission-on-social-determinants-of-health-inequities-are-killing-people-on-a-grand-scale/#comment-107 bronxdoc Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:32:26 +0000 http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=146#comment-107 Don McCanne of PNHP sent us this link to a posting on their blog about the Commission's Report. http://www.pnhp.org/blog/2008/09/01/who-report-on-inequities-that-kill/ Don McCanne of PNHP sent us this link to a posting on their blog about the Commission’s Report.
http://www.pnhp.org/blog/2008/09/01/who-report-on-inequities-that-kill/

]]> By: Jordan Panayotov http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/09/01/globalization-and-health/whos-commission-on-social-determinants-of-health-inequities-are-killing-people-on-a-grand-scale/#comment-106 Jordan Panayotov Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=146#comment-106 Dear Matt, The CSDH Report (28.08.08) provides a lot of recommendations based on empirical observations, however, an explanation of the generative mechanisms still is missing. Public health policies, programs or interventions are decisions for resource allocation. Whatever intervention is implemented there are winners - people who benefit of it, and losers - people who benefit less of it. What is best for public health: increasing average health status, or decreasing health inequalities? There are many attempts, including the final report of CSDH, to explain empirical findings and more importantly to determine “what works” in relation to reducing health inequalities. So far these attempts were unable to produce a framework which provides universal explanations and predictions, something what a proper theory should do. The paper here www.icare.biz/articles.html offers a model with universal explanations and predictions. The model is a useful tool for researchers, decision-makers and local practitioners to: explain and analyse empirical findings; make predictions about future developments of average health status and health inequalities; make proper choices for policies, programs and interventions in line with the goals of public health. It also provides justification on efficiency ground for policies, programs and interventions addressing Social Determinants of Health. It has been presented on several international forums after thorough, blinded peer review, often with more than one round. http://www.icare.biz/resources.html You might find answers to many of your questions in this paper. Sincerely, Jordan P.S. May be timing for the release of the Report - just before the long weekend - was not the most appropriate for atracting enough attention. Dear Matt,

The CSDH Report (28.08.08) provides a lot of recommendations based on empirical observations, however, an explanation of the generative mechanisms still is missing.

Public health policies, programs or interventions are decisions for resource allocation. Whatever intervention is implemented there are winners – people who benefit of it, and losers – people who benefit less of it. What is best for public health: increasing average health status, or decreasing health inequalities? There are many attempts, including the final report of CSDH, to explain empirical findings and more importantly to determine “what works” in relation to reducing health inequalities. So far these attempts were unable to produce a framework which provides universal explanations and predictions, something what a proper theory should do.

The paper here http://www.icare.biz/articles.html offers a model with universal explanations and predictions. The model is a useful tool for researchers, decision-makers and local practitioners to: explain and analyse empirical findings; make predictions about future developments of average health status and health inequalities; make proper choices for policies, programs and interventions in line with the goals of public health. It also provides justification on efficiency ground for policies, programs and interventions addressing Social Determinants of Health. It has been presented on several international forums after thorough, blinded peer review, often with more than one round. http://www.icare.biz/resources.html

You might find answers to many of your questions in this paper.

Sincerely,

Jordan

P.S. May be timing for the release of the Report – just before the long weekend – was not the most appropriate for atracting enough attention.

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