Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

The Department of Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity covers climate change and environmental determinants; health promotion and social determinants, including health legislation; equity, gender, human rights, and cultural diversity.

Climate Change and Health

Different people

Cultural Diversity and Health

Human Right and Health

Gender Equality in Health

Social determinants. Environment, etc.

Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants. Environment, etc.

Environmental Determinants of Health

Healthy surroundings

Health promotion

Health Equity

Videos

News

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa at COP30

COP30: PAHO Director call countries to implement the Belém Health Action Plan to build more resilient, inclusive health systems

13 Nov 2025

Participants of the workshop on Early Warning Systems for heat and dust-related illnesses.

Caribbean Stakeholders Convene to Develop Action Plan to Strengthen Early Warning Systems for Heat and Dust-related Illnesses

4 Nov 2025

Contaminaded containers

How countries in the Americas are strengthening their capacity for safe medical waste management

27 Oct 2025

Presentación de la Biblioteca

BIREME/PAHO and the Pre-Launch of the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library

22 Oct 2025

Regional Stories

Las olas de calor extremo son parte de la nueva normalidad climática en Bolivia. En regiones como el Chaco boliviano se han registrado sensaciones térmicas de hasta 61 °C.

CaLMA: technology that protects mothers when the heat becomes a danger

24 Jul 2025

Dr Sergio Ambrasath, Regional Director of the XIV Canindeyú Health Region.

Expanding Indigenous Peoples’ access to quality primary health care in Paraguay

18 Jul 2025

Women of different ages do Tai chi in Meyehualco

UTOPIAS in Iztapalapa: Spaces for Inclusion and Community Health in Mexico City

25 Sep 2024

At the home of Demecio Semo, a Yuqui father, the whole family undergoes evaluation.

Fighting Blindness: Searching for trachoma in indigenous communities in central Bolivia

7 Aug 2024

Country Stories

Community work

Early warning for dengue: Cuba strengthens prevention at the community level

11 Aug 2025

Madre y niños

Uruguay's Care System: Building The Future By Providing Support Now

11 Sep 2023

Midwives

Integrating traditional midwives into Bolivia’s health care system to promote culturally secure births and intercultural dialogue

27 May 2022

doctora Ena Banegas

Native doctor promotes COVID-19 vaccination in Tolupán villages in Honduras

9 Aug 2021

Events

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Health Promotion in the Integral Approach to NCDs

10 Dec 2025 - 10 Dec 2025

Poster

Regional webinar 'Protecting Children from Lead: Country Actions for an Exposure-Free Region'

26 Nov 2025 - 26 Nov 2025

Event's poster

World Cities Day 2025: Healthy People-Centered Cities

31 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025

Documents

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22 Jul 2025

Advancing health for regional security: 2024 Annual Report of the Pan American Health Organization

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7 Feb 2025

Evaluation of the integration of gender equality in the Pan American Health Organization’s technical cooperation in health in the Americas 2005–2023. Volume I: Final report

Urban Governance in Bogota

9 Aug 2024

Initiative on Urban Governance for Health and Well-being in Bogota

Urban Governance for Health in Mexico City

13 Jun 2024

Initiative on Urban Governance for Health and Well-being in Mexico City

Communication Materials

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20 Nov 2025

Animation: What You Can Do to Help Improve Air Quality

11 Jul 2023

Terms and Conditions of the Call for Significant Experiences of Healthy Municipalities, Cities and Communities / July 12 - August 18, 2023

Brochure - Healthy Municipalities, Cities, and Communities Movement of the Americas

28 Apr 2023

Brochure - Healthy Municipalities, Cities, and Communities Movement of the Americas

17 Oct 2022

Social media toolkit 2022 (WHO)

Mandates and Strategies

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2 Feb 2024

Strategy and Plan of Action on Health Promotion within the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals 2019-2030

The Essential Environmental Public Health Functions. A framework to Implement the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021-2030

25 Jan 2022

The Essential Environmental Public Health Functions. A framework to Implement the Agenda for the Americas on Health, Environment, and Climate Change 2021-2030

13 Jul 2020

PAHO Strategic Plan 2020-2025 “Equity at the Heart of Health” - Compendium of Impact Indicators

13 Jul 2020

PAHO Strategic Plan 2020-2025 “Equity at the Heart of Health” - Compendium of Outcome Indicators