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What’s the buzz about social determinants?

November 11th, 2013 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

Read all about it in the latest Columbian Centre Currents newsletter

currents autumn 2013Since mental disorders and addictions are usually consigned to the healthcare domain, it is not surprising that most attention is channeled into the notion of illness and the medications which are employed to mitigate symptoms. However, “the primary factors that shape the health of Canadians are not medical treatments or lifestyle choices but rather the living conditions they experience. These conditions have come to be known as the social determinants of health.” (Mikkonen, J. & Raphael D. Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts, 2010).  Read this article and others in the autumn issue of Currents (opens to PDF).

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