Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health report "Closing the gap within a generation"

Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health report "Closing the gap within a generation"

20 March 2013

© Commonwealth of Australia 2013
ISBN 978-1-74229-798-9

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Membership of the Committee (PDF 44KB)
 
List of Reccommendations (PDF 24KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organisation's Commission on Social Determinants of Health report 'Closing the gap within a generation' (PDF 18KB)

Terms of Reference
Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of the report

 
Chapter 2 - Evidence for the Social Determinants of Health in Australia (PDF 115KB)

The key social determinants of health
Conclusion

 
Chapter 3 - Social Determinants of Health: the World Health Organisation's policy agenda (PDF 59KB)

Recommendations from the Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Conclusion

 
Chapter 4 - Government responses to the Social Determinants of Health (PDF 118KB)

Efforts to address the social determinants of health by State governments
The Commonwealth Government
Current Commonwealth action addressing the social determinants of health
Suggested Commonwealth response to WHO Report and the social determinants of health

 
Chapter 5 - Research and Reporting (PDF 78KB)
 
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and Additional Information received by the Committee (PDF 17KB)
 
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearings (PDF 12KB)

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au