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The Social Determinants of Health List-serve 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 organises 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.
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.

Please spread the news!!!
Listserve Official Kick-off will be January 26, 2004

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