Social Science Disease & Health Issues
About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd ed.
2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2016
- Category
- Disease & Health Issues
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552668269
- Publish Date
- Oct 2016
- List Price
- $18.00
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Description
Most Canadians believe that their experiences of health and illness are shaped by genetics, medical care and lifestyle choices. Governments, the media and disease associations reinforce this perception by pointing to medical research and a healthy lifestyle as the keys to health. About Canada: Health and Illness tells a different story.
In this new, updated edition, Dennis Raphael shows that living and working conditions, income, employment and quality of education, as well as access to food, housing and social services — the social determinants of health — are what dictate the health of Canadians. And these social determinants are shaped by the public-policy decisions of Canadian governments. Whether you stay healthy or become ill has more to do with policies, laws and regulations than genetics or lifestyle. Over the past thirty years, policymakers — operating under the influence of neoliberalism — have threatened health by allowing the growth of corporate power, which has led to growing inequality in these social determinants of health.
This book is a wake-up call to Canadians. Public pressure needs to be put on elected representatives to create policies that are in the interest of the majority of Canadians, not just the wealthy.
About the author
Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University. The most recent of his over 250 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians’ health and well-being. Dr. Raphael is editor of Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences and Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada; co-editor of Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care; and author of Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life.
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About Canada: Health and Illness, 3rd Edition
About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd ed.
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Newcomer Experiences in Developed Nations
Social Determinants of Health, Third Edition
Canadian Perspectives
Tackling Health Inequalities
Lessons from International Experiences
Poverty in Canada, Second Edition
Implications for Health and Quality of Life
Staying Alive, Second Edition
Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada
Essential Readings
Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition
Canadian Perspectives
Poverty and Policy in Canada
Implications for Health and Quality of Life