SOCY 344 Lecture 15: W7b Health, Illness, and Health Care

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 344
• Professor: Cynthia B Levine- Rasky

Document Summary

The social determinants of health: definition = the complex causal relationships between various social, economic, and political factors and population health outcomes (tepperman & curtis 2015) The social determinants of health: 14 factors: canadians are largely unaware that our health is shaped by how income and wealth is distributed, whether or not we are employed, and if so, the working conditions we experience. Furthermore, our well being is also determined by the health and social services we receive, and our ability to obtain quality education, food and housing, among other factors. Toronto: york university school of health policy and management, p. 7: it has been known since the mid-19th century that living conditions are the primary determinants of health. These improvements occurred in the areas of early childhood, education, food processing and availability, health and social services, housing, employment security and working conditions, and every other social determinants of health. Social determinants of health: key issues and themes.