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Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health

The social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems.(World Health Organisation)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A New Way To Talk About The Social Determinants Of Health

a new way sdoh The RWJF invested a significant level of research and development of a framework for communicating what the Social Determinants Of Health approach means to everyday Americans. It serves as a useful, ungendered guide to developing a communications framework that makes the SDOH relevant to everyday people.

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WHO: The Solid Facts (2003) Europe

solid facts The social determinants of health are concerned with the key factors of people's living and working conditions and how it impacts on their health, or, the social and environmental conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age. This booklet is the second edition and was published in 2003 for Europe.

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Making Social Determinants of Health Matter: An Interview With Sir Michael Marmot

sir michael Sir Michael Marmot and Ryan Meili, family physician at the West Side Community Clinic in Saskatoon discuss the Social Determinants of Health and the evidence that the SDOH are getting more widely known among the population. 

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The Canadian Facts - Social Determinants Of Health In Canada

canadian facts These resources provide a very useful primer about the Social Determinants of Health approach. Though set against a Canadian background, the principles apply globally and provide a meaningful framework for evaluating health through life contexts.

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MHIRC: Salutogenesis

salutogenesis Salutogenesis is an approach that focuses on factors that support human health and well-being, rather than disease. The word itself means the creation or origins of health, and comes from the Israeli/American sociologist Professor Aaron Antonovsky (1979, 1987).

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More Than a Health Issue: Addressing the Social Determinants of Obesity

obesity Rather than blaming people for their obesity saying that they should eat healthier and exercise more, governments can make healthier foods more affordable and available, and to reduce the supply and promotion of unhealthy food.

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VicHealth: Time: A Social Determinant Of Health

vichealth logo Time is a valuable commodity that is measured and controlled, and we can often decide how it is spent. Time is commonly measured in monetary terms, but it can also be measured in terms of health. How we use our time affects our mental and physical health and wellbeing. Between May and August 2011 VicHealth conducted a survey with 25 075 participants over 18 years of age, to see how time impacts on our health.

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a new way sdoh The RWJF invested a significant level of research and development of a framework for communicating what the Social Determinants Of Health approach means to everyday Americans. It serves as a useful, ungendered guide to developing a communications framework that makes the SDOH relevant to everyday people.
Read more: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A New Way To Talk About The Social Determinants Of Health

vichealth logo Time is a valuable commodity that is measured and controlled, and we can often decide how it is spent. Time is commonly measured in monetary terms, but it can also be measured in terms of health. How we use our time affects our mental and physical health and wellbeing. Between May and August 2011 VicHealth conducted a survey with 25 075 participants over 18 years of age, to see how time impacts on our health.

Read more: VicHealth: Time: A Social Determinant Of Health

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