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The Topic of Race Is Absent from Canada's List of the Social Determinants of Health

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2011

Authors

Jacobs, Merle

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The Social Determinants of Health in Canada must include race on the list of factors that affect health. If we use race as a tool to look at inequalities in health, it allows us to see structural problems that limit access to health services and decision making for racialized peoples. As a result, the topic of race is also significantly absent from health initiatives by the government.

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Public Health, Race and Racism

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Jacobs, M. (2008). Race is a determinant of health in Canada. In M. Jacobs (Ed.), Critical Readings in Health (pp. 49-71). Toronto: APF Press.