Social Determinants of Health

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Social Determinants of Health is written by Dennis Raphael and published by Canadian Scholar's Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1551302373 (ISBN 10) and 9781551302379 (ISBN 13).

This contributed volume is the first of its kind published in Canada. It summarizes how socio-economic factors affect the health of Canadians, surveys the current state of eleven social determinants of health across Canada and provides an analysis of how these determinants affect Canadians' health. In each case, the book explores what policy options would contribute to better health outcomes and how to ensure that these options are pursued. Contributors investigate eleven critical areas : Aboriginal status, early life, education, employment and working conditions, food security, health care services, housing, income and its distribution, social safety net, social exclusion, unemployment and employment security. Gender and how its meaning is constructed within Canadian society is another important social determinant of health. All contributors systematically consider how it impacts upon and interacts with their specific social determinant of health to influence health. [CSPI Ed.].