UCL Health and Society Summer School: Social Determinants of Health

The UCL Health and Society Summer School: Social Determinants of Health will be held at UCL in Central London from Monday 4th July 2022 - Friday 8th July 2022.

The summer school is organised by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. It provides an in-depth assessment of the social determinants of health from a global research, policy and governance perspective. Participants will have numerous opportunities for discussion over the one week course.

Professor Sir Michael Marmot will open the summer school with a presentation on the social determinants of health and close the week with a discussion on national and international policy development.

Topics covered

Social determinants of health
Social stratification
Early child development
Work and health
Life course epidemiology
Gender and health
Mental health
Health equity and sustainable development

Oral health
Disability, inequality and human rights
Societal transformation and health in Central & Eastern Europe
Public health policy and Covid-19
Tackling health inequalities
Social determinants, health inequalities and policy development
Global governance and health policy