The NCCDH is located at St.FX University, Nova Scotia & receives funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada

“Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch: Where are the Determinants Data around Gay Men’s Health?”

Verlé Harrop, PhDSenior Scientist, National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

Gay Men’s Health Summit, November 9th, 2009

Vancouver BC

Overview

• National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

• PHAC’s Determinants Framework

• Population Health

• 12 Determinants

• Three Suggestions for Consideration

National Collaborating Centres Public Health

1) Aboriginal Health(University of Northern BC, Prince George, BC)

2) Determinants of Health(St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS)

3) Environmental Health(BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC)

4) Healthy Public Policy(Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montréal, QC)

5) Infectious Diseases(International Centre for Infectious Diseases, Winnipeg, MB)

6) Methods and Tools (McMaster University, Hamilton, ON)

PHAC’s Determinants Framework

The Twelve Determinants of Health 1. Income and social status 2. Social support networks (close family and friends) 3. Education and literacy 4. Employment and working conditions 5. Social environments (neighbourhoods and communities) 6. Physical environments (safe place to live, potable water, transportation,

recreational infrastructure, internet and so on) 7. Personal health and coping skills 8. Healthy child development 9. Biology and endowment 10. Health services 11. Gender 12. Culture

Evidence –Based Population Health

The Twelve Determinants of Health

1. Income and social status 2. Social support networks (close family and friends) 3. Education and literacy 4. Employment and working conditions 5. Social environments (neighbourhoods and communities) 6. Physical environments (safe place to live, potable water,

transportation, recreational infrastructure, internet and so on) 7. Personal health and coping skills 8. Healthy child development 9. Biology and endowment 10. Health services 11. Gender 12. Culture

“What gets measured gets done!”

Suggestions for consideration …

Statistics by subjectAboriginal peoples Agriculture Business performance and ownership Business, consumer and property services Children and youth Construction Crime and justice Culture and leisure Economic accounts Education, training and learning Energy Environment Ethnic diversity and immigration Families, households and housing Government Health Income, pensions, spending and wealth Information and communications technology International trade Labour Languages Manufacturing Population and demography Prices and price indexes Reference Retail and wholesale Science and technology Seniors Society and community Statistical methods Transportation Travel and tourism

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Statistics Canadawww.statcan.gc.ca

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

WIKIPEDIA

Thank you!

Questions?

Verlé Harrop Senior ScientistNCCDHP.O. Box 5000Antigonish, NSB2G 2W5

vharrop@stfx.cavharrop@gmail.comvharrop@alum.mit.edu