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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