The responsibility of health: shifting the focus from individuals to systems

2025/03/01 by Sandy Tubeuf, Alejandro Valdivia, Lara Tavoschi +2 · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Global Health Care Issues #Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology #Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00013-1

openalex publication_date 2025/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27

Abstract

Social determinants of health, although widely acknowledged, tend to be poorly translated into policy. Health programme initiatives too often underline individual accountability, which reinforces a flawed narrative that overlooks structural barriers—poverty, inequitable access to resources, unsafe environments, and harmful commercial practices—which shape health behaviours.1

Citations

• Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health

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