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Week 5

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This week we began to explore what health is and how to define it

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Curated resources: 

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When considering the question "What is Health?" We must also look into social determinants of health: 

Braveman P, Gottlieb L. (2014). The social determinants of health: it's time to consider the causes of the causes. Public Health Rep. 129:19-31. doi: 10.1177/00333549141291S206 

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I love how the Government of Canada explains what health is and includes the various social determinants of health.

Government of Canada. (2008). What is Health? Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/population-health/population-health-approach/what-is-health.html

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Course readings and resources:

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Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July, 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April, 1948.

 

Huber, M. (2011). Health: How should we define it? British Medical Journal, 343,(7817), 235-237. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d4163

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Brook. R. H. (2017). Should the definition of health include a measure of tolerance? JAMA, 317 (6), 585-586. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.14372

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