Public policy and the social determinants of health

The Challenge of the Production and Use of Scientific Evidence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5224693
AutoresAlberto Pellegrini Filho (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Volume27
Fascículosuppl 2
Páginass135-s140
Data de publicação2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2011001400002
PMID21789407
OpenAlexW2097535232
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2011001400002
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas5

This article serves as an introduction to the others published in this thematic issue of the Cadernos de Saúde Pública. The author makes a brief historical review of the concepts, approaches and methodologies used to study the relationships between social determinants and health outcomes. By analyzing the current global movement around social determinants of health he emphasizes that the distinctive feature of this movement is the explicit commitment to action through intersectoral public policies that are based on evidence and implemented with the support and participation of broad segments of society. As this special issue of the Cadernos de Saúde Pública is dedicated to presenting the results of research related to social determinants of health, the author focuses on an analysis of the difficulties in the production and use of scientific evidence that supports the definition, implementation and evaluation of policies to combat health inequities through action on social determinants of health. To conclude, he presents some recommendations for overcoming these difficulties

Action (physics) · Political science · Public health · Public policy · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social determinants of health · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy