As part of my graduate studies class MHST 601 our last two assignment posts have looked at the social determinants and multi-level models of health. Below are the resources I consulted when researching this topic:

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References

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An interesting look at how existing structural systems can be used to further health equity.

Barros, A., Santos, H., Moreira, L., Ribeiro, N., Silva, L., & Santos-Silva, F. (2016). The Cancer, Educate to Prevent Model - the Potential of School Environment for Primary Prevention of Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education, 646-651.

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This article looks at an interesting perspective in regards to social determinants of health. It proves that even though a task can be assigned a lot can happen in terms of interpretation and carrying tasks out.

Brassolotto, J., Raphael, D., & Baldeo, N. (2014). Epistemological barriers to addressing the social determinants of health among public health professional in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative inquiry. Critical Public Health, 24(3), 321-336.

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An interesting view of how policies gain support for addressing social determinants of health.

Fuller, D., Neudorf, J., Bermedo-Carrasco, S., & Neudorf, C. (2016). Classifying the population by socioeconomic factors associated with support for policies to reduce social inequalities in health. Journal of Public Health, 38(4), 635-643.

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This article lead me to pick my main topic for issues surrounding support for social determinants of health as it touches on the idea of we only want to treat and support issues that affect us in some way.

kirst, M., Shankardass, K., Singhal, S., Lofters, A., Mutaner, C., & Quinonez, C. (2017). Addressing health inequities in Ontario, Canada: what solutions do the public support? BMC Public Health, 1-9.

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An interesting look at how trying to make issues sum to a specific number hurts the concept of health equity.

Krieger, N. (2017, April). Health Equity and the Fallacy of Treating Causes of Population Health as if They Sum to 100%. APJH, 107(4), 541-549.

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This is an issue that effects one of our populations served at the hospital and is a potential area for Quality Improvement.

Marr, M., Wakewich, P., Wood, B., Severini, A., Little, J., Burchell, A. N.,  Zehbe, I. (2016). Strategies for Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst First Nations Communities in Northwest Ontario, Canada. Health Care for Women International, 478-495.

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An interesting perspective on politics and the current leaderships attempts to address social determinants of health.

Ruckert, A., & Labonte, R. (2016). The first federal budget under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Addressing social determinants of health? Canadian Journal of Public Health, 107(2), 212-214.

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