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- The theme of APHA’s 141st Annual Meeting is “Think Global, Act Local.” From your perspective, what does this mean in the context of social determinants of health?
- Recognition of the importance of social determinants of health has been growing. How widely accepted is this in the global public health community?
- What are some of the long-term effects on public and global health if health systems fail to consider how the social determinants of health affect access to care?
- How are governments using the recommendations in the 2008 WHO report?
- As public health funding decreases for budget cuts, what can be done to lessen the impact that the social determinants of health have on society? And what interventions are needed on a government level to influence and create policy?
- What are the challenges to addressing social determinants of health and what work still needs to be done?