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

Woman at a clinic talking to female doctor

PAHO and Pro Mujer sign agreement to improve women's health in Latin America and the Caribbean

26 Sep 2024

Participantes en el evento de lanzamiento

PAHO Director calls for social cohesion to be a public health priority in the Region

16 Sep 2024

A PAHO female staff has been deployed to rural area. She is sharing health information with an adolescent.

International Day of People of African Descent: PAHO Director calls for the promotion, protection and respect of their rights, including to health

29 Aug 2024

barbossa sits on stage at summit beside two others and speaks

Addressing health equity is key to ensuring better pandemic preparedness, PAHO Director says

30 Jul 2024

Regional Stories

training

Traditional midwives: Saving Lives by Combining the Knowledge of Ancestral and Western Medicines

8 Jun 2023

Vaccination activity in Bolivia

Tackling vaccine hesitancy with art and dialogue in Bolivia

30 Mar 2023

Jornada de vacunación

Orinoco Expedition: bringing health to the deepest reaches of the Venezuelan Amazon

10 Nov 2022

Lorena Nieto vive en la capital colombiana y su único medio de transporte es la bicicleta

More women on bicycles: an urban transport policy in favor of health and equality

26 Aug 2022

Events

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Launch of the Virtual Course and Guide ‘Making Every School in the Americas a Health Promoting School’ / November 13, 2024, 10:00am (EDT)

13 Nov 2024 - 13 Nov 2024

Wellness Week 2024. Dialogue on Local Governance and Social Cohesion / 20 September 2024, 12:00pm (EDT)

20 Sep 2024 - 20 Sep 2024

African Descent pregnant women

Building Transnational Solidarity and Targeted Action for Equity in Health: Bridging the Gap on Maternal Health for Women and Girls of African Descent / September 18, 10:00am (EDT)

18 Sep 2024 - 18 Sep 2024

Documents

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Declaration

21 Dec 2023

Declaration of Huechuraba, Chile: On the Healthy Municipalities, Cities, and Communities Movement of the Americas

Closing the Gap: The Health Disparities of Older LGBTI People in the Americas

17 Apr 2023

Closing the Gap: The Health Disparities of Older LGBTI People in the Americas

The Sociodemographic Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysis in the Context of Aging and COVID-19

17 Apr 2023

The Sociodemographic Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysis in the Context of Aging and COVID-19

Tool for Promoting Culturally Safe Childbirth: Basic Manual

6 Feb 2023

Tool for Promoting Culturally Safe Childbirth: Basic Manual

Communications Materials

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2 Jun 2022

Infographic: Health and Climate Finance

2 Jun 2022

Infographic: Health Co-benefits of Climate Action

2 Jun 2022

Infographic: Health and Climate Surveillance Systems

2 Jun 2022

Infographic: Health Infrastructure and Services

Mandates and Strategies

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10 Dec 2019

Strategy and Plan of Action on Ethnicity and Health 2019-2025

2 May 2019

CE164/22 - Strategy and Plan of Action on Ethnicity and Health 2019-2025

16 Aug 2018

CD56/INF/6 - Regional Consultation on the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment, and Climate Change

4 Oct 2017

CSP29.R3 - Policy on Ethnicity and Health