Sarah Saunders - Social Determinates of Health

Using this article, Canadian social determinants of health are reviewed, discussing policy and initiative to lessen the gap.

This article uses public opinions to address social determinants with the Canadian healthcare system.

Social Determinants of HealthWhat are the social determinants of health? How might they be applied to our everyday lived experiences? Access to conditions that permit health is shaped by the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, and an array of political, economic, social, cultural and environmental conditions and forces.

Registered Nurses of Association of Ontario developed a table to outline the social determinants of health within Ontario

References:

Registered Nurses Association of Ontatio (2008) Social Determinates of Health, Retrieved from: https://rnao.ca/policy/projects/social-determinants-health

Gore, D., & Kothari, A. (2012). Social determinants of health in Canada: are healthy living initiatives there yet? A policy analysis. International journal for equity in health, 11, 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-11-41

Kirst, M., Shankardass, K., Singhal, S., Lofters, A., Muntaner, C., & Quiñonez, C. (2017). Addressing health inequities in Ontario, Canada: what solutions do the public support?. BMC public health, 17(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3932-x

Government of Canada (2020) Social Determinates of Health, Health Science, Research and Data, Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html

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