Author/Authors :
marandi, alireza shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - pediatrics department, ايران , ghahramani, sulmaz shiraz university of medical sciences - institute of health, health policy research center, ايران , kazemi, maryam shiraz university of medical sciences - institute of health, health policy research center, ايران , bagheri lankarani, kamran shiraz university of medical sciences - institute of health, health policy research center, ايران
Abstract :
many health issues have their roots in social aspects of everyday life. in this regard, health should be considered not only a biological matter but also more importantly a social subject. in this study, we reviewed important aspects that should be acknowledged by health system in achieving health equity, considering social determinants of health (sdh). google scholar was searched with relevant key words.we also reviewed the documents of world health organization (who) relevant to sdh and health equity. finally, based on this review, we have presented the measures that should be taken by health system to achieve health equity.
