This list-serve may be of interest to CLICK4HP members - it is quite
rich in resources, information, etc.....................
Social Determinants of Health List-serve at York University, Toronto,
Canada
There is increasing recognition in the health promotion field
that the factors that are the prime determinants of health are outside
the health care and behavioural risk arenas. Many of these factors
involve public policy decisions made by governments that influence the
distribution of income, degree of social security, and quality and
availability of education, food, and housing, among others. These
non-medical and non-lifestyle factors have come to be known as the
social determinants of health. In many nations - and this is especially
the case in North America -- recent policy decisions are undermining
these social determinants of health.
The Social Determinants of Health Listserv is intended as an
international forum for those concerned with the latest developments in
theory, research, and practice regarding the social determinants of
health.
Social determinants of health are the economic and social
conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities, and
jurisdictions as a whole. Social determinants of health determine
whether individuals stay healthy or become ill. Social determinants of
health also determine the extent to which a person possesses the
physical, social and personal resources to identify and achieve personal
aspirations, satisfy needs, and cope with the environment. Social
determinants of health are about the quantity and quality of a variety
of resources that a society makes available to its members.
These resources include -- but are not limited to - conditions of
childhood, income, availability of food, housing, employment and working
conditions, and health and social services. It also includes issues of
gender, class, racism and other forms of social exclusion. An emphasis
upon societal conditions as determinants of health contrasts with the
traditional focus upon biomedical and behavioural risk factors such as
cholesterol, body weight, physical activity, diet, and tobacco use.
Since a social determinants of health approach sees the mainsprings of
health as being how a society organizes and distributes economic and
social resources, it directs attention to economic and social policies
as means of improving health. A social determinants of health approach
is explicitly political.
These concerns about the neglect of the importance of social
determinants of health led to the setting-up of the SDOH list-serve at
York University in Toronto, Canada. The purpose of the list-serve
conference is to: a) provide the latest information on scholarship on
social determinants of health; b); explore the implications of these
conditions for the health of citizens; and c) provide support for those
attempting to strengthen these social determinants of health in their
local jurisdictions.
We are interested in both the specific social determinants of
health as well as their health effects. Therefore we are interested in
current issues related to early childhood and care, housing, food
insecurity, etc. in addition to their effects upon health.
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Robb Travers, PhD
Scientist, Director of Community-Based Research
Ontario HIV Treatment Network
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