Avoiding ‘Lifestyle Drift’: Israel's National Policy Concerning the Social Determinants of Health

Issue National policies addressing the ‘inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources’ (IDPMR), as recommended by the WHO commission on the social determinants of health (SDH) for reducing health inequities (HI), are scarce. Researchers point to ‘lifestyle drift’: Initiatives which acknowledge SDH but end up focusing on health behaviors. Description of project The Israeli Ministry of Health (IMOH) set out to design policies and national interventions which emphasize the …