Just Societies: Health Equity and Dignified Lives. Executive Summary of the Report of the Commission of the Pan American Health Organization on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas. Revised Edition
Washington, D.C.; PAHO; 2019-09-23.
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
In the last decades, health in the Region of the Americas has improved dramatically, yet many people are being left behind. PAHO has established the Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas to analyze the impact of drivers influencing health, while proposing actions to improve inequalities in health. According to the evidence presented in this report, much of ill health is socially determined. Factors such as socioeconomic position, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, being a migrant—alone or in combination—can contribute to marked inequalities in health on life. The analysis also reveals that other structural factors, such as climate change, environmental threats, and one’s relationship with the land, as well as the continuing impact of colonialism and racism, are also slowing progress towards a dignified life and enjoying the highest attainable standards of health. Furthermore, the impact of daily life conditions shows that the effect of inequalities is seen at the start of life. The report provides examples of successful policies, programs, and actions implemented in countries and presents 12 recommendations to achieve health equity, calling for coordinated actions among local and national governments, transnational organizations, and civil society to jointly address the social determinants of health.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Coordenação Multissetorial
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Objetivo 1: Acesso equitativo aos serviços de saúde
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Objetivo 11 Desigualdades e iniquidades na saúde
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Objetivo 6: Sistemas de informação em saúde
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Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
PAHO-IRIS
Assunto principal:
América
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Estatísticas de Saúde
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
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Equidade em Saúde
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Indicadores Demográficos
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Indicadores de Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
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Equidade e iniquidade
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Preferência do paciente
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2019