PHA-Exchange> Social Determinants of Health List-server

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From: <maija.kagis at sympatico.ca>
and     Robb Travers <rtravers at OHTN.ON.CA>
>>Subject:
>>Social Determinants of Health List-serve at York University, 
>>Toronto,Canada
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>>         There is increasing recognition in the health promotion field
>>that the factors that are the prime determinants of health are outside
>>the health care and behavioural risk arenas. Many of these factors
>>involve public policy decisions made by governments that influence the
>>distribution of income, degree of social security, and quality and
>>availability of education, food, and housing, among others. These
>>non-medical and non-lifestyle factors have come to be known as the
>>social determinants of health. In many nations - and this is especially
>>the case in North America -- recent policy decisions are undermining
>>these social determinants of health..
>>        The Social Determinants of Health Listserv is intended as an
>>international forum for those concerned with the latest developments in
>>theory, research, and practice regarding the social determinants of
>>health..
>>        Social determinants of health are the economic and social
>>conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities, and
>>jurisdictions as a whole. Social determinants of health determine
>>whether individuals stay healthy or become ill.  Social determinants of
>>health also determine the extent to which a person possesses the
>>physical, social and personal resources to identify and achieve personal
>>aspirations, satisfy needs, and cope with the environment. Social
>>determinants of health are about the quantity and quality of a variety
>>of resources that a society makes available to its members.
>>        These resources include -- but are not limited to - conditions of
>>childhood, income, availability of food, housing, employment and working
>>conditions, and health and social services.  It also includes issues of
>>gender, class, racism and other forms of social exclusion. An emphasis
>>upon societal conditions as determinants of health contrasts with the
>>traditional focus upon biomedical and behavioural risk factors such as
>>cholesterol, body weight, physical activity, diet, and tobacco use.
>>Since a social determinants of health approach sees the mainsprings of
>>health as being how a society organizes and distributes economic and
>>social resources, it directs attention to economic and social policies
>>as means of improving health. A social determinants of health approach
>>is explicitly political.
>>        These concerns about the neglect of the importance of social
>>determinants of health led to the setting-up of the SDOH list-serve at
>>York University in Toronto, Canada. The purpose of the list-serve
>>conference is to: a) provide the latest information on scholarship on
>>social determinants of health; b); explore the implications of these
>>conditions for the health of citizens; and c) provide support for those
>>attempting to strengthen these social determinants of health in their
>>local jurisdictions.
>>        We are interested in both the specific social determinants of
>>health as well as their health effects.  Therefore we are interested in
>>current issues related to early childhood and care, housing, food
>>insecurity, etc. in addition to their effects upon health.
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>>To subscribe:
>>Send the following to listserv at yorku.ca in the message section:
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>>To send a message to the list, address it to:
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>>Date:    Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:28:32 -0600
>>From:    Mona Dupre-Ollinik <outreach at CWHN.CA>
>>Subject: Employment Opportunity CWHN
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>>   Please post and publicize
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>>EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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>>**NB: Deadline extended, qualifications revised **
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>>Canadian Women's Health Network
>>BILINGUAL INFORMATION CENTRE COORDINATOR
>>Three quarter time (.75 EFT)
>>
>>We are seeking someone to head our Women's Health Information Centre and
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>Mona Dupré-Ollinik
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>>Coordonnatrice de liaison/Outreach Coordinatinor
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>>Réseau canadien pour la santé des femmes/Canadian Women's Health Network
>>e-mail: outreach at cwhn.ca
>>www.cwhn.ca <http://www.cwhn.ca>
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