Civil Society Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

A hundred and fifty years after his death we continue to be reminded of Virchow’s comment: “Do we not always find the diseases of the populace traceable to defects in society”? We continue to seek “defects in society” that need to be remedied if health is to be given its rightful place. Today, more...

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Main Author:	Representatives of Civil Society
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Social Medicine Publication Group 2007-10-01
Series:	Social Medicine
Online Access:	http://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/161

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spelling	doaj-4bd65c90c41c4ec9875d5a068d045eba2020-11-24T23:39:41ZengSocial Medicine Publication GroupSocial Medicine1557-71122007-10-0124192211Civil Society Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of HealthRepresentatives of Civil SocietyA hundred and fifty years after his death we continue to be reminded of Virchow’s comment: “Do we not always find the diseases of the populace traceable to defects in society”? We continue to seek “defects in society” that need to be remedied if health is to be given its rightful place. Today, more so than ever before, we are reminded that, ultimately, politics played out at the global scale, determines whether people live or die. Civil Society welcomes the opportunity provided by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) to explore these issues in detail. Civil Society has been consistent in arguing for an approach to health that echoes Virchow’s famous words. http://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/161
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description	A hundred and fifty years after his death we continue to be reminded of Virchow’s comment: “Do we not always find the diseases of the populace traceable to defects in society”? We continue to seek “defects in society” that need to be remedied if health is to be given its rightful place. Today, more so than ever before, we are reminded that, ultimately, politics played out at the global scale, determines whether people live or die. Civil Society welcomes the opportunity provided by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) to explore these issues in detail. Civil Society has been consistent in arguing for an approach to health that echoes Virchow’s famous words.
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Civil Society Report to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health

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