This article discusses the devastating consequences of the Law Reform Commission's proposal on abortion. Suggests a feminist approach to women's health.
Results of the annual poll that measures public opinion with respect to the health of the Canadian health care system. Found that the growing disparity in income in Canada has also meant a growing disparity in Canadians' perceptions of their health. In this report, higher income respondents were 29 percentage points more likely to describe their health as excellent or very good in comparison to lower income respondents. In 2009, the gap between the two groups was 17 points.
Discusses how the socio-economic conditions shape the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions, and how they establish the extent to which Canadians possess the resources to identify and achieve personal aspirations, satisfy needs, and cope with the environment.
Illustrates how to link discussions on the social determinants of health or other topics chosen by women attending Women's Health Circles to the risk factors, signs and symptoms of stroke.
This is a companion to the Women’s Health Circles Handbook and is part of the larger Key to Women’s Health project. Key to Women’s Health seeks to develop and implement health promotion/stroke prevention strategies for women who are marginalized, with the objective of decreasing women’s risk of stroke.
One of six National Collaborating Centres created by the Public Health Agency of Canada to form a key part of the Government of Canada's commitment to renew and strengthen public health in Canada. The NCCDH focuses on the social and economic factors that influence the health of Canadians. The Centre translates and shares information and evidence about the social determinants of health with front-line public health practitioners, policymakers and researchers – individuals who need this information to make evidence-informed practice, planning, policy and research decisions.
Prêts pour l’action : les déterminants sociaux de la santé
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A resource for health and community workers, activists and local residents to understand how the social determinants of health impact chronic disease, and what they can do about it. Produced as part of Primer to Action, Phase II project which was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario and Nunavut.
Quels sont les determinants de la santé qui intéressent les personnes LGBTTBIQ?
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Brochure that discusses in plain language what the social determinants of health are for people in the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, transexual, two-spirited, intersex, and queer communities.
Research and policy report with a gender analysis that sets out a pragmatic, five-point plan for improving the health of the millions of Canadians who are living in substandard, over-crowded and unaffordable homes – plus those who are living without any housing at all.
Discusses social justice as a matter of life and death and examines this in the context of the social determinants of health. A girl born today can expect to live for more than 80 years if she is born in some countries – but less than 45 years if she is born in others. Within countries there are dramatic differences in health that are closely linked with degrees of social disadvantage. In its final report, the Commission on Social Determinants of Health calls on the WHO and all governments to lead global action on the social determinants of health with the aim of achieving health equity.
By evaluating how a wide variety of social determinants uniquely shape the health of all Canadians—but especially of girls and women—discusses how the safety net of all Canadians has been eroding, particularly for the most vulnerable.
