Hello,

I agree Click4hp should stay independent from "partisan" politics. But
Click4hp is also about trying to do health promotion differently. 

Let me point out that, earlier this year, the Commission on Social
Determinants of Health gave us some directions in line with what Ocean and
Daphne expressed. 

May I point out also that the civil society (in other word US when we
express our concern) is also a part of the third recommendation about
"Measuring and understanding the problem"? 

"Membres de la communauté, militants locaux, prestataires de services et de
programmes, agents chargés de mesurer la performance – les acteurs de la
société civile, depuis le niveau local jusqu’au niveau mondial, font le
trait d’union entre les politiques et les plans, d’un côté, et, de l’autre,
les changements concrets et l’amélioration de la vie de tous. En aidant
différents protagonistes au sein des communautés à s’organiser et à faire
entendre leur voix, la société civile peut défendre avec force la cause de
l’équité en santé." (OMS, Commission des Déterminants sociaux de la Santé,
Combler le fossé en une génération, Résumé exécutif, 2008, page 37) (The
English version bugged on my computer!)

I know we all share some preoccupations about social inequities... but I'm
also concerned by the fact that we don't talk that much about it...
Inequities in health are not only a Research Agenda, articles in journals,
thematic conferences and specific meetings. 

And could Click4hp be more then only promoting those events?

In a time where knowledge transfers are so critical... why not rethinking
our purpose?

Isabelle Goupil-Sormany, MD
Sadly Social Inactivist!

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