Barriers to Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Printer-friendly versionWritten by Dennis Raphael, Ann Curry-Stevens and Toba Bryant
Despite Canada’s reputation as a leader in developing and promoting health promotion and population health concepts, implementation of public policies in support of health has been woefully inadequate (Canadian Population Health Initiative, 2002). The continuing presence of income, housing, and food insecurity among Canadians has led to Canada being the subject of a series of rebukes from the United Nations for failing to address child and family poverty, discrimination against women and Aboriginal groups, and most recently the crisis of homelessness and housing insecurity. Barriers to Addressing Social Determinants of Health is available online in PDF Format.
The Canadian Women's Health Network and the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health program are financially supported by Health Canada through the Women's Health Contribution Program. The views herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.