rio declaration Flashcards
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rio politician declaration
Health inequities arise from the societal conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - referred to as social determinants of health
whats the difference between rio and OTTOWA
Rio political declaration on the social determinants of health: aims to achieve social and health equity through sectors or governance, society and members
OTTAWA charter for health promotion (1978): enabling people to increase control over and improve their health
recommendations of commission on social determinants of health
- To improve daily living conditions
- To tackle inequitable distribution of power, money ad resources
- To measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action
action areas of rio declaration
to strengthen global governance and collaboration
to adopt better governance for health and development
to promote participation in policy making and implementation
to further reorient the health sector towards reducing health inequities
to monitor progress and increase accountability
to strengthen global governance and collaboration
what: building capacity of national governments, international organisations, non governmental organisations (NGO’s) to tackle social determinants of health
How: Build capacity of national governments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and other international organisations by:
- Providing resources
- Training
- Technical expertise
to adopt better governance for health and development
what: Develop policies informed by research, are transparent that perform effectively and reach clear and measurable outcomes.
- Develop policies that build accountability and are fair in both development processes and results (reducing inequities).
How:
- Building governance, whereby all sectors take responsively for reducing health inequities, is essential
- Governments are required to provide universal access to health and social services
- Implementing a “Health in All Policies’ approach is a key component of this process
to promote participation in policy making and implementation
what: Acknowledging the importance of participatory processes in policy making
- Promote and enhance inclusive and transparent decision-making
- Empower the role of communities in decision making
- Promote inclusive and transparent governance approaches
- Promote the full and effective participation of developed and developing countries
how:
- Participation is a key intervention to ensure that policies and interventions reflect needs.
- Both developed and developing countries must collaborate and impalement policies and measures to address the social determinants at an international level.
to further reorient the health sector towards reducing health inequities
what:
- Requires Governments to provide equitable, accessible and affordability quality of health care, public health services and disease prevention services to address social determinants of health.
This is one of the fundamental rights of every human and the health sector should firmly act to reduce health inequities.
how:
- Governments should ensure that redistributive health care systems possess the following characteristics:
- Exchange successful tools and practices
- Policy goal of “universal coverage for all”
- A central role for public funding
- No or low user fees for public services
- Careful delivery of services to ensure accessibility (overcoming other barriers like transport, responsiveness)
to monitor progress and increase accountability
what: involves Monitoring trends in health inequities and of impacts of actions to tackle them is critical to inform future policy-making.
- The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based measures should be used to promote research and share evidence and trends between governments.
how:
- Effective action on social determinants requires monitoring and measurement to inform policy-making, evaluate implementation, and build accountability.
- Governments should report on their progress and achievements to other organisations to ensure they are accountable.
purpose of rio
aims to achieve social and health equity through governance, society and members
