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NUR 415: Sociocultural Issues in Health and Health Care

Some Places to Begin

Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity
Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief, 2015
Health Disparities: MedlinePlus
Health Equity
Boston Public Health Commission
The Lalonde Report
Officially, "A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians." Seminal document (1974) in health promotion. Proposed lifestyle & environment as factors affecting health.
Let's Talk: Health Equity
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, 2013 [Canada]
Social Determinants of Health
Canadian Medical Association

Suggested Books

Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Call Number: ebook
Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach by K. Bryant Smalley (Editor); Jacob Warren (Editor); M. Isabel Fernandez (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
Health Equity and Nursing: Achieving Equity Through Policy, Population Health, and Interprofessional Collaboration by Margaret P. Moss (Editor); Janice Phillips (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
Health Inequality: An Introduction to Concepts, Theories and Methods by Mel Bartley
Call Number: RA 418 .B366 2017
Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care by Dayna Bowen Matthew
Publication Date: 2015
Poverty and Health: A Crisis Among America's Most Vulnerable by Kevin Michael Fitzpatrick (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
Social Epidemiology by Lisa F. Berkman (Editor); Ichiro Kawachi (Editor); M. Maria Glymour (Editor)
Call Number: RA 418 .S64228 2014
Social Injustice and Public Health by Barry S. Levy (Editor); Victor W. Sidel (Editor)
Call Number: RA 418 .S6423 2013
Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health or Illness by Grace Budrys
Call Number: RA 418 .B83 2017

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Subjects: Nursing

Tags: environmental racism, health communication, health disparity, health equity