title: Action on social determinants of health is essential to tackle noncommunicable diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, World Health Organization, Geneva 1211, Switzerland. rasanathank@who.int
authors.forename: Kumanan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rasanathan
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krech
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D014943:Global Health; D006040:Goals; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D011634:Public Health; D040241:Social Marketing; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
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