Determinants of Health
Reference List
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This is a provincial document that outlines BC's public health plan, key focus areas, resources and the necessary partnerships needed to achieve results.
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BC’s Guiding Framework for Public Health 2017 Update. (2013). Retrieved February 15, 2021, from
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This discussion paper identifies the health inequalities in British Columbia and identifies the policy change required to address them.
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Health Officers Council of BC (2008). Health inequalities in British Columbia: Discussion paper.
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This webpage hosts a link to a Canadian Government mandate letter that looks at the social determinants of health in Canada and the key areas for change. It discusses embedding health in all government policy to help increase health equity.
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Lucyk, K. (2020). Intersectoral action on the social determinants of health and health equity in Canada: December 2019
federal government mandate letter review. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 40(10), 314–323. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.40.10.03
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This Annual Service Plan Report published by the Minister of Health looks at the actual results of the Provinces service plan. I found it gave me an idea of the province's strategic direction and plan and where we are currently on each issue.
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Ministry of Health. (2019/20). 2019/20 Annual Service Plan Report. Retrieved February 15, 2021, from
https://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/Annual_Reports/2019_2020/pdf/ministry/hlth.pdf
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This article looks at the role of public health in reducing health inequity by focusing on the determinants of health. It pays particular attention to those that are economically and socially disadvantaged.
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Pauly, B., Macdonald, M., Hancock, T., Martin, W., & Perkin, K. (2013). Reducing health inequities: The contribution of core
public health services in BC. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 550. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-550
This publication presents the strategic and operational priorities for the delivery of health care in British Columbia. The directions are based on data analysis of public and population health.
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Setting Priorities for the B.C. Health System. (February 2014). Retrieved February 15, 2021, from
https://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2014/Setting-priorities-BC-Health-Feb14.pdf
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A classmate of mine found this great website (Canadian Public Health Association) which hosts this link of great resources around the social determinants of health: https://www.cpha.ca/social-determinants-health-resources