Social Determinants of Health


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Foreword by Roy Romanow and Carolyn Bennett; Edited by Dennis Raphael

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Genetics and traditional risk factors such as activity, diet, and tobacco use cannot reliably predict whether we stay healthy or become ill. What then are the primary predictors of adult-onset diabetes, heart attacks, stroke, and many other diseases? The social determinants of health provide the answer: these are the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole. Social determinants establish the extent to which Canadians possess the resources to identify and achieve personal aspirations, satisfy needs, and cope with the environment. This perspective is the key to understanding patterns of health and illness in Canada today.

Uniting top academics and high profile experts from across the country, this contributed volume is a unique undertaking that combines analysis of the current state of the social determinants of health, with explication of their effects. The contributions take a public policy approach that sees the mainsprings of health emerging from the social distribution of resources. The collection as a whole integrates insights from the health sciences, the sociology of health, and the political economy of health.
Critical areas of investigation:

  • Aboriginal status
  • early life, education, and literacy
  • work and unemployment
  • food security
  • gender
  • health care services
  • housing
  • income and its distribution
  • social safety net
  • social exclusion
Reviews and Comments

"Social Determinants of Health provides a rich companion to our work on health care and a useful springboard for integrated healthy public policy."
- The Hon. Roy J. Romanow

"Dennis Raphael has articulated a vision. This book updates the progress to date in the scholarship and evidence of the interventions that can improve the overall health of the population and reduce health disparities, which will allow tens of thousands, and maybe even millions, of Canadians to lead longer lives in better health."
- The Hon. Carolyn Bennett

Dennis Raphael

Dennis Raphael

Dennis Raphael is Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University.

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