Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives

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Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives

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Author/contributor

Raphael, Dennis (Editor)

Title

Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives

Abstract

Now in its fourth edition, Dennis Raphael’s Social Determinants of Health offers the definitive Canadian discussion of the primary factors that influence the health of Canada’s population.This unique text on the social determinants of health contains contributions from top academics and high-profile experts from across Canada. Taking a public policy approach, the contributors to this edited collection critically analyze the structural inequalities embedded in our society and the socio-economic factors that affect health―including income, education, employment, housing, food security, gender, and race. This new edition includes recent statistics, new developments in early childhood education and the implementation of Canada’s national childcare system, and new content on the social determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ health. Particular attention is paid to how economic globalization and the acceptance of neoliberal governing ideology is shaping the health of Canadians. The COVID-19 epidemic vividly illustrated the importance of the social determinants of health, as sickness and death rates were strikingly higher among Canadians in groups already experiencing adverse living and working conditions and poorer health: lower income Canadians, recent immigrants of colour, and those experiencing housing and food insecurity. If anything positive is to come out of this experience, it will be recognition that in the current post-COVID-19 environment, it is essential to understand the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of individuals and communities. Social Determinants of Health, Fourth Edition is aimed at courses focusing on the social determinants of health at Canadian universities and colleges, particularly those in health studies and nursing, but also allied health, sociology, and human services. --Publisher's description

Edition

4th edition

Place

Toronto

Publisher

Canadian Scholars' Press

Date

2025

# of Pages

700 pages

Language

English

ISBN

978-1-77338-450-4 1-77338-450-3

Short Title

Social Determinants of Health, Fourth Edition

URL

https://canadianscholars.ca/book/social-determinants-of-health-fourth-edition/

Extra

OCLC: 1450214834

Notes

Contents: Foreword to the Fourth Edition / Matthew Green -- Preface -- Part 1: Introducing the Social Determinants of Health. 1: Social Determinants of Health: Key Issues and Themes / Dennis Raphael -- 2: Social Structure, Living Conditions, and Health / Dennis Raphael. Part 2: Income Security and Employment in Canada. 3: Income, Wealth, and Poverty: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly / Ann Curry-Stevens -- 4: Income and Health in Canada Ambreen Sayani, Paul Wankah, Fatah Awi, Natalie Fitzgerald, Sharon Fung, Cheryl Louzado, Jin Niu, and Erika Nicholson -- 5: Precarious Work and the Labour Market / Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- 6: Health Outcomes of Labour Market Flexibility / Mary Catherine Masciangelo -- 7: The Unhealthy Canadian Workplace / Bob Barnetson and Jason Foster -- 8: Understanding and Improving the Health of Work / Peter Smith and Michael Polanyi. Part 3: Foundations of Life-long Health: Education and Childhood. 9: Early Childhood Education and Care as a Social Determinant of Health / Martha Friendly -- 10: Early Child Development and Health / Dennis Raphael -- 11: Education as a Social Determinant / Tracey Burns and Charles Ungerleider. Part 4: Foundations of Life-long Health: Food and Shelter. 12: Food Insecurity / Lynn McIntyre and Laura Anderson -- 13: Health Implications of Food Insecurity / Valerie Tarasuk -- 14: Housing / Toba Bryant and Michael Shapcott -- 15: Housing and Health / Toba Bryant. Part 5: Social Exclusion. 16: Social Exclusion / Alexis Buettgen -- 17: Social Inclusion/Exclusion and Health: Dancing the Dialectic / Ronald Labonté -- 18: Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Colonial Canada: Unsettling the Pathology, Celebrating Strength / Margo Greenwood, Roseann Larstone, Sarah de Leeuw and Nicole Marie Lindsay. Part 6: Public Policy. 19: Follow the Money: How Business and Politics Define Our Health / David Langille -- 20: Oppressions and Access to Health Care: Contexts of Structural Violence / Elizabeth McGibbon -- 21: The Politics and Policy Design of Health and Inequity in Canada / Lars K. Hallstrom -- 22: Public Policy, Gender, and Health / Rachel da Silveira Gorman. Part 7: Towards the Future. 23: From Social Medicine and Social Determinants to Supportive Social Environments for Health / Anne Andermann -- 24: Surmounting the Barriers: Making Action on the Social Determinants of Health a Public Policy Priority / Ann Curry-Stevens and Dennis Raphael. Appendix: Strengthening the Social Determinants of Health: The Toronto Charter for a Healthy Canada.

Citation

Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2025). Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives (4th edition). Canadian Scholars’ Press. https://canadianscholars.ca/book/social-determinants-of-health-fourth-edition/

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