HLTC24H3 Lecture : Lecture notes
Document Summary
How health inequalitites are a result of differing living circumstances that are shaped by public policy. Current public policy environment in canada within a comparative perspective identify means. Establishing links strong emperical relationship between living circumstances and a wide range of health and social problems in canada stron empirical relationship between living circumstances and public policy approaches among jurisdictions. Health inequalities are a result of differing living circumstances- social determinants of health that are shaped by public policies. Sdoh are the economic and social conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities and jurisdictions as a whole. Social determinants of health are about the quantity of a variety of resources that a society makes available to its members. Housing income and income distribution race social exclusion social safety net. Unemployment life expectancy of males and females by income quintile of neighborhood urban. Canada 2001, wilkins 2007 diabetes mortality males, urban canada, wilkins 2007.
