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Determinants of Health

Resources and links providing information on the social determinants of health in Canada and the world. These resources allow you to become engaged in an on going issue in society and become more educated of the things you can do to be active and helpful within your community.

World Health Organization

Here you can find the up to date world health organizations definition of and the social determinants of health.

Social Determinants of Health: A Novel

https://books.google.se/books?hl=en&lr=&id=AmwiS8HZeRIC&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=social+determinants+of+health&ots=y0Cz70QtL_&sig=YIzcMg7H0ZAY030M_GH19r0LPxU&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=social%20determinants%20of%20health&f=false

This novel provides in depth explanation of the social determinants of health in todays society and how they relate to our daily lives.

Social Determinants of Health- Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html

Through this website there is information in regards to the social determinants of health in Canada specifically. This can be compared and contrasted with any other province or country or the WHO resource listed above.

Inequalities in Health

After looking at the determinants of health, through this video we can also see the inequalities that the health industry has. This video focuses on Canada and is highly recommended as it is unknown facts about Canadas health system inequalities.

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