I have always wondered...

Are residents/citizens in "healthier countries" such as the Scandinavian Countries more political active, or active in general for the good of the people/communities compared to residents/citizens in "less healthy" countries such as US and Canada?  If so, what does that mean?  And what are the implications for "less healthy" countries such as US and Canada? 

>>> Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> 09/25/07 2:17 PM >>>
I wrote this as part of the dialogue about the SDOH Commission Interim 
Report

On September 25th, 2007 draphael says: 
If the Canadian public became aware of how badly they are being treated by 
policymakers as compared to citizens in other nations, and if this 
knowledge was translated into willingness to vote their own best 
interests, and if politicians perceived that this discontent would 
translate into voting behaviour that would threaten their position, then 
we might see some action on the social determinants of health. Therefore 
the key role of population health and health promoters is to educate the 
public concerning these issues, point out the contradictions in 
policymakers' professed interest in supporting population health and their 
actual legislative behaviour. This is not an easy task, but recognition 
that public policy is not being made in the best interests of health and 
that there are real economic and political reasons for this -- rather than 
lack of communicated evidence -- would be a great step forward.
Dennis Raphael, PhD
Professor of Health Policy and Management
York University
Toronto, Ontario


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