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

encuentro Alcaldesas Bolivia

Bolivia will host the 1st International Meeting of Female Mayors for Health, Well-being, and Equity.

13 May 2024

Evento paralelo de la OPS en el Foro

PAHO presents progress and recommendations on the rights of people of African descent at UN Permanent Forum

19 Apr 2024

Knowledge Dialogues

PAHO builds capacity on knowledge dialogues methodology: members of the Indigenous Peoples Observatory Network received training as facilitators of knowledge dialogues

17 Apr 2024

Health workers visit remote areas

World Health Day: PAHO reaffirms its commitment to the right to health for all people

5 Apr 2024

Regional Stories

Matronas mayas

When they speak, their communities listen

9 Aug 2021

Vaccination against COVID in Colombia

With 'sweet words' vaccination advances in the Colombian Amazon

9 Aug 2021

Mujer del pueblo Kayambi, artesana de la Comunidad San Agustín de Cajas, es parte de la parroquia González Suárez, del Cantón Otavalo, provincia de Imbabura

With a campaign starring members of indigenous peoples, Ecuador promotes vaccination against COVID-19

9 Aug 2021

Indigenous woman get vaccinated against COVID-19

Protecting the Health of Indigenous Peoples from COVID-19 in the Americas

9 Aug 2021

Events

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Webinars PAHO - UNEP on Air Quality and Health 2024 (I) / 7 August 2024, 11:00am (EDT)

7 Aug 2024 - 7 Aug 2024

Regional meeting: Addressing ethnic-racial inequalities in health / Brasilia, 3-5 July 2024

3 Jul 2024 - 5 Jul 2024

Flyer

Transatlantic Dialogue on Extreme Heat and Health

2 Jul 2024

Documents

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PAHO’s Progress on Gender Equality in Health 2009–2019

16 Dec 2021

PAHO’s Progress on Gender Equality in Health 2009–2019

Series on Human Rights and Health - 6

6 Dec 2021

Series on Human Rights and Health - 8. Healthy Food: A Human Rights-based Approach

Series on Human Rights and Health

3 Dec 2021

Series on Human Rights and Health - 7. Environment and Climate Change: A Human Rights-based Approach

GVAP 2020Americas

27 Nov 2021

Global Vaccine Action Plan: 2020 Report on Progress Toward Immunization Goals in the Americas

Communications Materials

All

7 Mar 2017

Infographic - Women's access to social protection in health: Leaving no woman behind!

6 Mar 2017

Fact sheet - Women’s access to social protection in health: Leave no woman behind!

cover

21 Jan 2009

Brochure - Human Rights and Health: Persons with Mental Disabilities

cover

21 Jan 2009

Brochure - Human Rights and Health: Indigenous Peoples

Mandates and Strategies

All

19 Mar 2009

CD47.R18 - Health of the indigenous peoples in the Americas

cover

18 May 2006

Gender Equality Policy

10 Oct 2005

CD46.R16 - Proposed PAHO Gender Equality Policy