Equity in public health standards: A qualitative document analysis of policies from two Canadian provinces

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pinto, Andrew D ^a,b   Manson, Heather ^c   Pauly, Bernadette ^d,e   Thanos, Joanne ^f   Parks, Amanda ^g   Cox, Amy ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^g Interior Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health equity; Health planning; Public health; Social justice; Standards

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WELFARE REFORM;

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84861368690     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-28     Document Type: Article

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