About Canada: Health and Illness - Couverture souple

Raphael, Dennis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552663752 ISBN 13 : 9781552663752

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Most Canadians believe that their health is shaped by luck, genetics, lifestyle choices, and treatment options-and government agencies, public health units, and disease associations all reinforce this perception. This study, however, tells a different story, arguing that it is the social determinants of health, as imposed by the financial markets, that dictate the health of Canadians today. Showing that health care can be greatly improved with simple changes to social policy, the discussion describes the impact of food, housing, employment, education, and social services on the nation`s health.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dennis Raphael is a professor at the School of Health Policy and Management at York University. His most recent publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and government decisions and policy. Dennis is editor of Social Determinants of Health, co-editor of Staying Alive and author of Poverty and Policy in Canada. He served as an advisor to the California Newsreel series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and the Deveaux Babin Productions Canadian documentary Poor No More.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552663752
• ISBN 13: 9781552663752
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible