Unit 3: Health and determinants of health
1. Health: How should we define it?
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Huber, M. (2011). Health: How should we define it? British Medical Journal, 343,(7817), 235-237. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d4163
(Link: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23051314)
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2. Redefining health: Living with cancer
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Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Redefining health: Living with cancer, Social Science & Medicine, Volume 37, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 295-304, ISSN 0277-9536, Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277953693902612
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(Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277953693902612)
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3. The meanings of health and its promotion
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Sartorius, N. (2006). The meanings of health and its promotion. Paths of Medicine Journal, 47, 662-664. Retrieved May 29, 2018, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080455/pdf/CroatMedJ_47_0662.pdf
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4. What is health? The ability to adopt
Lancet, 07 March, 2009. What is health? The ability to adopt .Retrieved June02, 2018 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60456-6/fulltext
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5. Defining health by addressing individual, social & environmental determinants: New opportunities for health care & public health
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Bircher, J. & Kuruvilla, S. (2014) Defining health by addressing individual, social & environmental determinants: New opportunities for health care & public health. Journal of Public Health Policy. 35(3), 363-386. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119253/
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6. Social determinants of health and health inequalities
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Government of Canada. (2018, May 22). Social determinants of health and health inequalities. Retrieved June 10, 2018, from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/what-determines-health.html
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7. Structural and Behavioural Determinants of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Health Status: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey
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Halli, S. S., & Anchan, J. P. (2005). Structural and Behavioural Determinants of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Health Status: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Journal of International Migration & Integration, 6(1), 93-123.
(Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-005-1004-7)
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8. Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada
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Berry, J. W., & Hou, F. (2016). Immigrant acculturation and wellbeing in Canada. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 57(4), 254-264. Doi:10.1037/cap0000064
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