Social determinants of health in Canada: Are healthy living initiatives there yet? A policy analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gore, Dana ^a   Kothari, Anita ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Chronic disease prevention; Health policy; Healthy living; Policy analysis; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LIFESTYLE; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION POLICY; ONTARIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84864946508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-41     Document Type: Review

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