RELEASE OF HPRP POLICY RESEARCH RESULTS
The Applied Research and Analysis Directorate is pleased to announce the
release of the research results of the Health Policy Research Program
project entitled Unpacking the Socioeconomic Health Gradient: A Canadian
Intra-Metropolitan Research Program by Dr. Nancy Ross of McGillUniversity.
The objective of this research was to gain a better understanding of
intra-metropolitan health gradients and the relative importance of
place-based factors (both economic and non-economic) on health status. The
research was conducted over two years, and consisted of three interrelated
projects.
The first project sought to identify patterns of health, disability, and
mortality by income gradients within metropolitan areas in Canada. The
second project examined the role of neighbourhood income in accounting for
patterns of health in urban Canadaand the independent effects of a broader
set of social and economic neighbourhood characteristics. The third
project examined individual health status in relation to the kind of income
that individuals receive.
The results of the first project indicated that the socioeconomic gradients
are not consistent, but rather vary in steepness by gender, outcome, and by
urban context. The second project demonstrated that neighbourhoods have a
greater influence on individuals' behaviour than on actual health outcomes.
The third project demonstrated that the type of income earned matters for
individual-level health. Specifically, among those with lower incomes,
individuals living in households where income was derived entirely from
earned sources reported better health than those who receive some or all of
their income through transfer payments, even after adjusting for a broad
range of health determinants.
Here is the link to the Summary:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/finance/hprp-prpms/final/2005-ross_e.html
Health Canada's Health Policy Research Program (HPRP) was created in 2001
to fund health policy research of a medium to long-term nature. The
research results from the first projects that were funded have been
completed. The Research Management and Dissemination Division (RMDD) of
the Applied Research and Analysis Directorate (ARAD) is releasing the
Summaries of the research results as they become available.
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