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Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives Dennis Raphael (Ed.), Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc., 2004; 448pp., Price: $39.95
This book makes a highly significant contribution to the field of Public Health in Canada. Edited by Dr. Dennis Raphael at York University's School of Health Policy and Management in Toronto, it presents the findings of a conference entitled Social Determinants of Health Across the Life-Span, which took place in Toronto in 2002. The immediate outcome of the conference was the drafting by participants of The Toronto Charter for A Healthy Canada (presented in an appendix), which identified key social determinants of health (SDOH) especially...