The commercial determinants of health in Ireland: fueling an industrial epidemic at home and abroad

Mélissa Mialon (1, 2, 3, 4) , James Larkin (5) , Clare Patton (6) , Mimi Tatlow-Golden (7) , Kathryn Reilly (8) , Paula Leonard (9) , Malvina Walsh (10) , Norah Campbell (2)

1 EHESP - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP]
2 Trinity College Dublin
3 ARENES - Arènes: politique, santé publique, environnement, médias
4 RSMS - Recherche sur les services et le management en santé
5 RCSI - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
6 University of Leeds
7 OU - The Open University [Milton Keynes]
8 Irish Heart Foundation
9 Alcohol Forum Ireland
10 Chercheur indépendant

More than half of deaths in Ireland are caused by four harmful commodities: tobacco, alcohol, fossil fuels, and unhealthy foods (Table 1). Commercial actors, through mechanisms that make these commodities artificially cheap, hyper-convenient, and seductively attractive, are a key driver for ill-health. The cumulative effects of these commercial vectors have been described in a landmark Series on the Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH) by the eminent medical journal The Lancet in 2023.1 Here, we reflect on the findings and recommendations from the Series in the context of Ireland.

Mots clés: Commercial determinants of health; corporate political activity; corporate social responsibility; general practitioners; marketing; primary healthcare; public health; public policy

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Mélissa Mialon, James Larkin, Clare Patton, Mimi Tatlow-Golden, Kathryn Reilly, et al.. The commercial determinants of health in Ireland: fueling an industrial epidemic at home and abroad. BJGP Open, 2024, ⟨10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0029⟩. ⟨hal-04576261⟩