The Nova Scotia Provincial Health Council uses the social determinants of health in its work and uses the following 12:

1.      Income and Social Status
2.      Education
3.      Healthy Child Development
4.      Physical Environment
5.      Health Services Available
6.      Social Support Networks
7.      Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills
8.      Employment / Working Conditions
9.      Social Environments
10.     Culture
11.     Gender
12.     Biology and Genetic Endowment

John


John R. Dow
Executive Director
Provincial Health Council
1888 Brunswick Street
Suite 301
Halifax, NS
B3J 3P7

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Are any other Health Units using a list of social determinants of health in
their planning/research? I have come across a few different lists and was
wondering if one was more commonly used in Canada.

Ginette Comeau
Health Promoter, Family Health Program
Promotrice de la santé, Santé de la famille
Sudbury & District Health Unit/Service de santé publique
1300 rue Paris Street
Sudbury, ON P3E 3A3
tel (705) 522-9200 ext/poste 364
e-mail/courriel [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>



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