Progress in reducing health inequalities through public policy action is difficult in nations
identified as liberal welfare states. In Canada, as elsewhere, researchers and advocates …

International and global migration has risen over the last 50 years, and this trend is not
expected to change. Immigrants and refugees make sociocultural and economic …

Social inclusion/exclusion involves just/unjust social relations and social structures enabling
or constraining opportunities for participation and health. In this paper, social …

The issues of poverty and gender inequality are long standing social problems that
permeate every society (United Nations, 2009). Poverty and gender inequality are …

Health inequities between groups result from the unequal distribution of economic and
social resources, including power and prestige. Social processes where unequal power …

Lack of affordable housing, poverty, and intimate partner violence are among the most
common reasons for homelessness among mothers and their children in Canada. Mothers …

The research identified gaps in Canadian knowledge and research activity concerning the
roles that income and its distribution play in Canadians' population health. 241 Canadian …

This exploratory study was grounded in a qualitative framework and used a focus group
method to examine the meanings that individuals with disabilities (eg, permanent mobility …

The goal of this paper is to explore the experiences of exclusion and inclusion of both low
and higher-income people within a 'social determinants of health framework'. In the first …

Abstract Since the Ottawa Charter 25 years ago, community participation has been adopted
worldwide by nation states and communities as a core health promotion strategy. Rising …