Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention
We advance health for all by working with governments and partners to address the social determinants of health and the major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. Through leadership, multisectoral collaboration and evidence-based guidance, we tackle the root causes of NCDs and injuries and provide specialized technical assistance to support policies and programmes that create healthier, more equitable societies.
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Latest publications
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21 January 2026
Guide to creating urban public SPACES for children
Public spaces to play are important to children's health and development and are a core right. Yet with increasing urbanization, access to public spaces...
17 December 2025
The role of the health sector in supporting parents and caregivers to meet their parenting potential
Supporting parents and caregivers requires a whole-of-society approach, with coordinated responses from the health, education, social services, private...
27 November 2025
Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision-makers: executive summary
Governments face complex health challenges shaped by the evolving interactions of people and institutions with urban environments; these are compounded...
Governments face complex health challenges shaped by the evolving interactions of people and institutions with urban environments; these are compounded...
Related links
- Action: SDG
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Special theme: social determinants of health)
- Global action on social determinants of health (Bulletin article)
- The need to monitor actions on the social determinants of health (Bulletin article)
- Implementing equity: the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (Bulletin article)
- Health priorities and the social determinants of health (EMRO journal article)
- Economic and social determinants of disease (Bulletin article)
- Impact of non-health policies on infant mortality through the social determinants pathway (Bulletin article)
- Towards social protection for health: an agenda for research and policy in eastern and western Europe
- Inclusive growth as a route to tackling health inequities
- Global Status Report on Health in All Policies
- Global Network for Health in All Policies
- Implications of the Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies
- The role of parliamentary scrutiny in promoting Health in All Policies