Evidence-informed decision-making to promote healthy societies needs to go beyond health care and incorporate data on the broader determinants of health.

All decisions about investments in any sector needto be made with health as a consideration.

Decision-making that affects the health of populations needs to embrace health equity, while also acknowledging potential trade-offs between short- and long-term costs and benefits.

All available data resources on the determinants of health should be used to inform decision-making about health.

Data on the social determinants of health should contribute to better, more transparent, and more accountable governance.