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The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Tackling the Social Roots of Health Inequities

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  • Alec Irwin
  • Nicole Valentine
  • Chris Brown
  • Rene Loewenson
  • Orielle Solar
  • Hilary Brown
  • Theadora Koller
  • Jeanette Vega

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The goal of the commission, launched in March 2005, is to strengthen health equity by catalysing policy and institutional change to address the social determinants of health.

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  • Alec Irwin & Nicole Valentine & Chris Brown & Rene Loewenson & Orielle Solar & Hilary Brown & Theadora Koller & Jeanette Vega, 2006. "The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Tackling the Social Roots of Health Inequities," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(6), pages 1-1, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:0030106
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030106
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