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# Income and Social Status # Social Support Network s # Education and Literacy # Employment / Working Conditions # Social Environment s # Physical Environment s # Personal health practices and Coping skills # Healthy Child Development # Biology and Genetic Endowment # Health Services # Gender # Culture The term social determinants of health grew out of the search by researchers to identify the specific exposures by which members of different socio-economic groups come to experience varying degrees of health and illness. While it was well documented that individuals in various socio-economic groups experienced differing health outcomes, the specific factors and means by which these factors led to illness remained to be identified Overviews of the concept, recent findings, and an analysis of emerging issues are available. All these formulation share a concern with factors beyond those of biomedical and behavioural risk. The SDOH National Conference list (see Raphael, below) is unique in that it specifically focuses on the public policy environment (e.g., income and its distribution) rather than characteristics associated with individuals (e.g. income and social status). World Health Organization. (1986). Ottawa charter for health promotion. World Health Organization European Office. Available: http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/ottawa_charter_hp.pdf Health Canada. (1998). Taking action on population health: A position paper for health promotion and programs branch staff. Ottawa: Health Canada. Available: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/pdf/tad_e.pdf Wilkinson, R., & Marmot, M. (2003). Social determinants of health: The solid facts. World Health Organization, European Office. Available: http://www.euro.who.int/document/e81384.pdf Raphael, D. (Ed.). (2004). Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press: http://www.cspi.org/books/s/socialdeter.htm SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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