Overview
Now in its fourth edition, Dennis Raphael's Social Determinants of Health offers the definitive Canadian discussion of the primary factors that influence the health of Canada's population.This unique text on the social determinants of health contains contributions from top academics and high-profile experts from across Canada. Taking a public policy approach, the contributors to this edited collection critically analyze the structural inequalities embedded in our society and the socio-economic factors that affect health—including income, education, employment, housing, food security, gender, and race. This new edition includes recent statistics, new developments in early childhood education and the implementation of Canada's national childcare system, and new content on the social determinants of Indigenous Peoples' health. Particular attention is paid to how economic globalization and the acceptance of neoliberal governing ideology is shaping the health of Canadians. The COVID-19 epidemic vividly illustrated the importance of the social determinants of health, as sickness and death rates were strikingly higher among Canadians in groups already experiencing adverse living and working conditions and poorer health: lower income Canadians, recent immigrants of colour, and those experiencing housing and food insecurity. If anything positive is to come out of this experience, it will be recognition that in the current post-COVID-19 environment, it is essential to understand the socio-economic conditions that shape the health of individuals and communities. Social Determinants of Health, Fourth Edition is aimed at courses focusing on the social determinants of health at Canadian universities and colleges, particularly those in health studies and nursing, but also allied health, sociology, and human services.
Full Product Details
Author: Dennis Raphael
Publisher: Canadian Scholars
Imprint: Canadian Scholars
Edition: Fourth Edition
ISBN: 9781773384504
ISBN 10: 1773384503
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 30 April 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book is a must-read for anyone in education, health, government, or policy development. I think it is crucial that more academics start including SDOH in courses across multiple disciplines. Many courses with an emphasis on health tend to focus on the individual and for the most part ignore the social factors—this needs to change. This text does an incredible job of outlining those social factors."" - Anne-Marie Sullivan, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland""This third edition of Raphael's Social Determinants of Health offers timely new material and remains the most compelling and exhaustive Canadian text available on the subject. No one weaves together a more impressive group of experts with more passion, urgency, and evidence than he does."" - Kelly Anthony, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo ""This book makes a highly significant contribution to the field of Public Health in Canada. Aside from being well-researched and well-written, a major strength of the book is its focus on identifying clear policy directions to improve the health of Canadians by influencing each of the social determinants. Raphael's book is essential reading for university students, practitioners, program managers, and policy-makers in all of the human service sectors."" - Benita Cohen, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba
Author Information
Dennis Raphael is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University, whose areas of interest include topics in public policy, poverty, and social determinants of health.
