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Social determinants of health: geographic location, socioeconomic status, education and literacy, mental health, language, and culture. These determinants can create barriers to compliance and lead to health inequities. "The social determinants of health describe the phenomenon of how social constructs can also impact health in ways that may be unfair or unjust for certain groups within a population (Solar & Irwin, 2010)."
Image source: Dahlgren & Whitehead, 1991. Policies and Strategies to Promote Social Equity in Health. Stockholm, Sweden: Institute for Futures Studies.
Call Number: BF 637 C45 A335 2018 (Canadian ed.)
The Library also has BF 637 C45 A34 2017
Spirituality, Health, and Healing: an integrative approach
Call Number: BL 65 M4Y68 2011
Asian Religions in British Columbia
Call Number: BL 2530 C3 A85 2010
Call Number: GN 296 H45 2007
Call Number: GN 345.6 T56 2019
Call Number: GN 345.7 G36 2016
Understanding Cultural Differences
Call Number: HD 31 H229 1990
Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: the essential cultural guide
Call Number: HF 5389 M674 2012
Pathologies of Power: health, human rights, and the new war on the poor by Paul Farmer
Call Number: HM 821 F37 2005
Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death and Grief: diversity in universality
Call Number: R 726.8 I75 2015
The Social Causes of Health and Disease
Call Number: RA 418 C658 2021
Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives
Call Number: RA 418.3 C3 S63 2016
Under-served: health determinants of Indigenous, inner-city, and migrant populations in Canada.
Call Number: RA 418.3 C3 U55 2018
Call Number: RA 418.5 T73F33 2012
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
Call Number: RA 418.5 T73S64 2017
The Library also has the 2013 edition
Asian voices : Asian and Asian American health educators speak out
Call Number: RA 448.5 A83A86 1998
Determinants of indigenous peoples' health : beyond the social
Call Number: RA 450.4 I53 D48 2018
An Introduction to Indigenous Health and Healthcare in Canada by Vasiliki Douglas
Call Number: RA 563 M56 D68 2022
Homelessness and Health in Canada
Call Number: RA 564.9 H63 H64 2014
Animals Health and Society: health promotion, harm reduction and health equity in a one health world
Publication Date: 2021
Purnell, 2012
The Library also has this book in print: RA 418.5 T73 P87 2014
Pocket Guide to Culturally Sensitive Health Care
Publication Date: 2011
Social Aspects of Health, Illness and Healthcare
Publication Date: 2011
Culture and health: a critical perspective towards global health
Publication Date: 2007
A guide to cultural and spiritual awareness by Jean Serge Mootoo
Publication Date: 2005
This booklet provides information on many cultures and spiritual believes, and details some of their customs.
Exploring Culture: exercises, stories, and synthetic cultures
Publication Date: 2002
Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada.
Publication Date: 2022
Culture Clues™ are tip sheets on a few cultures
BMJ Global Health is an Open Access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed content relevant to those involved in global health with access to information about health, health care and social determinants of health
Building Understanding of Environmental Health Toolkit Statistics, framing recommendations, graphics, and videos
GreenFacts Scientific reports on health, the environment and sustainable development
Addressing Health Inequities in Environmental Public Health in Alberta, 2019.
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health. (2019). Access to health services as a social determinant of First Nations, Inuit and Métis health. Prince George, BC
Rideout, K. (2016). Areas of EPH practice impacted by the social determinants of health. Vancouver, BC: BC Centre for Disease Control.
Rideout, K., ed. (2017). Handbook of equity in environmental public health practice, version 1.0. Vancouver, BC: BC Centre for Disease Control.
Rideout K. and Oickle D. (2016). Integrating equity into environmental health practice: Findings of a pilot study.
Rideout, K., & Oickle, D. (2019). Glossary of health equity in the context of environmental public health practice. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73(9), 806-809.
Social Determinants of Inuit Health in Canada (2016)
Social determinants of health and health inequalities in Canada (2020)
Social Determinants of Health Healthy People 2030 -- USA
Breault, P., Nault, J., Audette, M., Échaquan, S., & Ottawa, J. (2021). Reflections on Indigenous health care: Building trust. Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien, 67(8), 567–568. https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6708567
Geographical concentration of COVID-19 cases by social determinants of health in 16 large metropolitan areas in Canada – a cross-sectional study. medRxiv 2021.07.23.21261039; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.23.21261039
Vine, M. M., Mulligan, K., Harris, R., & Dean, J. L. (2023). The Impact of Health Geography on Public Health Research, Policy, and Practice in Canada. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(18), 6735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186735
Lucidity insights, 2023
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Look: Looking out/looking in
Culture, Health and Illness
Communicating Across Cultures
Understanding Global Cultures: metaphorical journeys through 34 nations, clusters of nations, continents, & diversity
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collison of two cultures
Transcultural Health Care
