Further reading and resources

If you are interested in finding out more about some of the areas covered in this course you may like to read some of the following resources:

• More about the social determinants of health: Marmot, M., Friel, S., Bell, R., Houweling, T. and Taylor, S. (2008) ‘Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health’, The Lancet, 372(9650), pp.1661–9 [online]. Available at: https://www.thelancet.com/ journals/ lancet/ article/ PIIS0140-6736(08)61690-6/ abstract (accessed 6 June 2025).
• Using the social determinants of health to design equitable policies for health: Dahlgren, G. and Whitehead, M. (1991) Policies and Strategies to Promote Social Equity in Health: Background Document to WHO – Strategy Paper for Europe, Institute for Future Studies [online]. Available at: https://www.iffs.se/ publikationer/ arbetsrapporter/ policies-and-strategies-to-promote-social-equity-in-health/ (accessed 6 June 2025).
• Integrating equity considerations into research and intervention design for AMR: Lynch, I., Middleton, L., Naemiratch, B., Fluks, L. and Sobane, K. (2023) Practical Pathways to Integrating Gender and Equity Considerations in Antimicrobial Resistance Research, ICARS/IDRC [online]. Available at: https://icars-global.org/ knowledge/ practical-pathways-integrating-gender-and-equity-considerations-in-antimicrobial-resistance-research/ (accessed 6 June 2025).