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Book Launch
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:30 PM ? 7:00 PM
Riverdale Public Library, Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street, Toronto
Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings
Health and quality of life are vital indicators of societal functioning.
The way a society distributes resources among its population reveals much
about the society itself. This unique volume unites readings that explore
the integral link between quality of life and public policy choices. It
begins with individual perspectives on health promotion and quality of
life that provide a conceptual basis for determining an individual?s or
community?s standard, then moves on to community and policy perspectives.
The middle section introduces a political economy framework and the social
determinants of health concept to illustrate how societies differ in their
willingness to support quality of life and health. Later chapters examine
vulnerable populations: Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities,
women, and racialized and
immigrant communities. The book concludes with suggestions for bringing
together the agendas of health promotion, quality of life, and the social
determinants of health. It provides an up-to-date analysis of the barriers
facing those attempting to improve quality of life and health, as well as
the means to accomplish these goals.
Copies of the book will be available and light refreshments will be
served.
Book can be ordered at http://www.cspi.org
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