Social Determinants of Health
Below is a list of MHST601 resources with descriptions for the Social Determinants of Health. All resources are hyperlinked.
Websites
⇨ Government of Canada website:
Social and economic influences on health ● Canada's description of determinants of health
Health inequalities in Canada ● recognition of key health inequalities in Canada - provides a national portrait - full report
Health Inequalities Data Tool ● dataset on health inequalities in Canada by subgroups
⇨ World Health Organization website:
Social determinants of health ● website page outlining WHO's information on social determinants of health
Health Inequalities Monitor ● website page on WHO's data, tools, and publications on health inequality
Health Promoting Schools ● website page on WHO's advocacy and outline for nations to help in the promotion of healthy school systems
Scholarly Articles
Blas, E, Sivasankara Kurup, A & World Health Organization. (2010). Equity, social determinants and public health programmes/editors Erik Blas and Sivasankara Kurup. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/44289
● report on generalized world social determinants that are affecting societies currently
Canadian Council on Social Determinants of Health. (n.d.). Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://nccdh.ca/resources//entry/a-review-of-frameworks-on-the-determinants-of-health
● a framework on research by the Canadian Council on social determinates of health
Petersen, P.E., & Kwan, S. (2011). Equity, Social Determinants and Public Health Programmes - the case of oral health. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 39(6), 481-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-05283011.00623.x
● report that advocates that oral health for all can be promoted effectively by applying major public health actions
Reducing dental disease a Canadian oral health framework. (n.d.). Retrieved June 18, 2022, from https://www.caphd.ca/sites/default/files/FrameworkOctober%202014%20-%20FINAL%20English.pdf
● datasets on dental disease and oral health inequalities in Canada by subgroups
Watt, R.G. (2012). Social Determinants of Oral Health Inequalities: Implications for Action. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 40, 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00719.x
● article that provides an overview on a range of actions that can be implemented to tackle the social gradients in oral health outcomes
Unit Resources
Thongs, G., & Gahman, L. (n.d.) In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder https://theconversation.com/in-the-caribbean-colonialism-and-inequality-mean-hurricanes-hit-harder-84106?utm
The Determination of Health Across the Life Course and Across Levels of Influence. Provided by Dr. Sandra Galea, Dean of School of Public Health at Boston University. https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2015/the-determination-of-health-across-the-life-course-and-across-levels-of-influence-2/
● article that describes the upstream and downstream determinants of population health