Health and Ontario's Poor

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The paper discusses how social determinants of health affect health differences that are seen among people in Canada. The paper reveals that income and its distribution is an important determinant of health. The paper maintains that resources are not properly distributed and the poor are threatened by such issues as housing shortages, food insecurity and health problems.

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"Social determinants of health determine how people will have the physical, personal, and social resources to satisfy needs, cope with their environment, and fulfill their personal hopes (Raphael, 2004). Such resources include conditions of childhood and income. Health differences that are seen among people in Canada mainly result because they are from very different environments which are linked to the social determinants of health. The most important point about the social determinants of health is that they produce a cumulative effect on the likelihood of developing a wide variety of disease (Raphael, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Raphael, D. (2004). Social determinants of health. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press.

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