Learning Resources

This is an article by CBC News, that discusses the worsening need to increase funding to the Canadian healthcare system. It also touches upon the public vs. private debate, and the greater role for private healthcare delivery as Canadians continue to face shortcomings in the current system.

In this video, Dr. Mike Kirlew discusses the difficulty Canada is having in providing healthcare services and resources to northern communities and the resulting impact it is having on the provision of safe, equitable care.

This chapter is from the book Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights: (Neo)colonialism, Neoliberalism, Resistance and Hope. It explores how homo-bi-transphobia is represented and reflected in Canadian social, political and legal structures and its impact on the health of LGBT asylum seekers and refugees.

This chapter is from the book Homelessness & Health in Canada, and provides an overview of the sexual health of youth experiencing homelessness in Canada. It discusses risk factors that contribute to poor sexual health outcomes, and how this knowledge can be used in the development of strategies and policies to improve sexual health outcomes.

This resource presents research that revealed the marginalization and violence faced by Aboriginal women while attempting to access or maintain housing. It focuses on the recommendations for service providers and policy makers and challenges health and social service providers to resist colonial history and practices that continue to oppress and disadvantage Aboriginal women.

This resource discusses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and its effects on Indigenous health governance. It explores a community-based approach to health, Canada’s political landscape, Indigenous engagement in policy forums, and methods to improve the health vulnerability of the Indigenous population.

This video expands on issues faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada. It also further discusses the problems this population faces when it comes to accessing health services and resources.

This study explores the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among Canadian women and provides recommendations for the development of policies to reduce future occurrences of CVD in this particular population.

The government of Canada provides information on heart disease, some of which includes: what it is, statistics on prevalence and mortality rates, prevention strategies and other linked resources.

This study explores inter-regional differences in the relationship between fast-food chains and cardiovascular outcomes. It also examines the interaction between socioeconomic status, fast food intensity and other resulting outcomes across Ontario, Canada.

This article discusses political determinants negatively impacting the health of Americans, and offers solutions to advance health equity.

This video explores the social ecological model and the multiple spheres that influence health.

Mollborn and Lawrence (2018) explore the development of health lifestyles in early life and influencing factors that shape health behaviors.

Medically-approved information on over 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medical tests, medications, and tips for healthy eating and lifestyle choices.

Falcone and Mishler (1977) looks at the relationship between health policy measures in Canada and in provincial legislatures. It also expands on the existing theory of the policy process and understanding of the determinants of public policy in Canada.

Glouberman and Millar (2003) discuss how the evolution of health determinants "influenced both the direction of data gathering about population health and government policies designed to improve health" (p. 388). This article further examines topics such as health promotion, health inequities, policy response and information systems in relation to the determinants of health.

Greatist interviewed everyday people to ask them how they define health.

Larson (1996) explores the World Health Organization's defintion of health and the potential need to broaden the defintion to include spirituality as a part of health and wellbeing.

Raphael (2003) discusses the ineffectiveness of downstream strategies focused on individual behavior change for at risk populations and examines new approaches that focus on broader health threatening social and economic government policies.

The Government of Canada (2022) discusses the social and economic influences of health, health inequalities, supports for the reduction of health inequalities and other funding opportunities.