National Commission on Social Determinants of Health

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The final Report of the Brazilian Commission on SDH with the Title "The social causes of health inequities in Brazil" was officially delivered to Mr. President of Brazil on August 1st., 2008 (click here for the executive summary).

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Social Determinants of Health
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Why some population groups are healthier than others?

The differences or inequalities in the health situation between individuals or groups of the population are well known. If we compare a group of elderly with a group of adolescents it is expected that the health situation of the two groups is different. The same occurs if we compare a group of women with a group of men. We will have inequalities caused by specific illnesses of each sex. We accept these differences and we consider them as "natural". In contrast, what are not "natural" are those differences...