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Key EDI & B Concepts in Heath, Wellness & Sciences

Health equity exists when people have the opportunity to reach their fullest health potential. Many causes of health inequities relate to social and environmental factors including: income, social status, race, gender, education and physical environment.

The eBooks in the Key Concepts area highlight the library's resources which feature great information on topics including health inequities faced by children with disabilities, stereotypes and related health outcomes experienced by aging persons and the well-being obstacles faced by persons living in poverty. It also provides information on the disparities people face in healthcare based on their social status, race, gender and culture and the steps needed to be more inclusive in healthcare systems.

Reference:

From: Public Health Ontario. (2020). Health equity. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/health-topics/health-equity

The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; National Academy of Medicine; Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030; Jennifer L. Flaubert (Editor); Suzanne Le Menestrel (Editor); David R. Williams (Editor); Mary Wakefield (Editor)
ISBN: 9780309685061
Publication Date: 2021
Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care and they represent the largest of the health care professions. Nurses have a critical role to play in achieving the goal of health equity, but they need robust education, supportive work environments, and autonomy.
Gender Equity in Health by Gita Sen (Editor); Piroska Östlin (Editor)
ISBN: 9780203866900
Publication Date: 2009
This volume brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, biology, sociology, epidemiology, anthropology, economics and political science, who focus on three areas: health disparities and inequity due to gender, the specific problems women face in meeting the highest attainable standards of health, and the policies and actions that can address them.
Health Equity by K. Bryant Smalley (Editor); Jacob Warren (Editor); M. Isabel Fernandez (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826177230
Publication Date: 2020
Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach is a comprehensive textbook that illustrates existing conditions of health disparities across a range of populations in the United States, positions those disparities within the broader sociopolitical framework that leads to their existence, and most importantly, presents specific ways in which health equity solutions can be designed and implemented.
Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Context, Controversies, and Solutions : Context, Controversies, and Solutions by Patti R. Rose
ISBN: 9781284197822
Publication Date: 2020
The new second edition of this text goes beyond the discussion of health disparities to highlight the importance of health equity. As the title suggests, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Contexts, Controversies, and Solutions helps the reader understand key social justice issues relevant to health disparities and/or health equity, taking the reader from the classroom to the real world to implement new solutions.
Health Equity and Nursing by Margaret P. Moss (Editor); Janice Phillips (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826195067
Publication Date: 2019
Authored by highly respected nurse educators, leaders, and scholars, this text focuses on the power of nursing to make substantive contributions to improving the health of all populations. It delivers an in-depth examination and analysis of current issues and determinants of health as outlined by Healthy People 2020 and addresses AACN's Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice.
Health Inequities in Canada by Olena Hankivsky (Editor)
ISBN: 9780774819770
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
There is a growing recognition that existing theories on, and approaches to, health inequities are limited in their ability to capture how they are produced through changing, co-constituted, and intersecting effects of multiple forms of oppression. Intersectionality considers the interactions and combined impacts of social locations and structural processes on the creation and perpetuation of inequities. This volume brings together activists, scholars, and community-based researchers to apply interpretations of intersectionality to health and organizational governance cases.
The Quest for Health Equity by Angela Sauaia
ISBN: 9781631170751
Publication Date: 2014
This book focuses on the achievement of health equity. It proposes pragmatic, feasible plans to greatly reduce them or perhaps eliminate them. Health is taken here in its most global sense, as defined by the WHO: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity", which includes the achievement of one's full career potential.

Diversity in Global Mental Health by Sabine Bährer-Kohler (Editor); Blanca Bolea-Alamanac (Editor)
ISBN: 9783030291112
Publication Date: 2019
Mental illness occurs in all communities, regardless of social status, gender, race, or culture. This brief explores the diversity of cultural, ethnic, social, and gender perspectives on how to achieve better mental health care for societies across the globe.
Ethnicity, Health and Health Care by Waqar Ahmad (Editor); Hannah Bradby (Editor)
ISBN: 9781444304404
Publication Date: 2009
This volume considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and health care provision to minority ethnic groups. Addresses continuity and change in debates on ethnicity, health, and health care Considers the implications of national and international social, political, and economic realities for health and he
Leadership with Impact by Juan Carlos Araque; Eugenia L. Weiss
ISBN: 9780190932428
Publication Date: 2019
Leadership with ImpactÂoffers new ways of thinking and approaching complex problems through a conceptual and practical leadership approach founded on innovation and diversity. The authors introduce the I.D.D.E.A. (Innovation, Design, Diversity, Execution, and Assessment) Leadership Framework through which health and human service practitioners can easily design, implement, and evaluate innovative programs to help vulnerable populations and promote organizational and social change.
Textbook for transcultural health care: a population approach : cultural competence concepts in nursing care by Edited by Larry D. Purnell and Eric A. Fenkl
ISBN: 9783030513993
Publication Date: 2021
This textbook is the new edition of Purnell's famous Transcultural Health Care, based on the Purnell twelve-step model and theory of cultural competence. This textbook, an extended version of the recently published Handbook, focuses on specific populations and provides the most recent research and evidence in the field. This new updated edition discusses individual competences and evidence-based practices as well as international standards, organizational cultural competence, and perspectives on health care in a global context.
Transcultural Health Care by Larry Purnell
ISBN: 9780803638952
Publication Date: 2012
Noted researchers, educators, and clinicians from a wealth of backgrounds use the Purnell twelve-step model to examine 33 population groups from a health care perspective. Each brings a personal understanding of the traditions and customs of their societies, providing a unique perspective on the implications for patient care.

Aging and Disability by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence; Tracy A. Lustig (Editor); Caroline M. Cilio (Editor)
ISBN: 9780309472296
Publication Date: 2018
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., older and wiser ) may provide a benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of aging and of disability continue to persist and, in some cases, remain socially acceptable. Research has shown that when exposed to negative images of aging, older persons demonstrate poor physical and cognitive performance and function, while those who are exposed to positive images of aging (or who have positive self-perceptions of aging) demonstrate better performance and function.
Poverty, Mental Health And Social Inclusion by Edited by Cheryl Forchuk & Rick Csiernik
ISBN: 9781773382241
Publication Date: 2021
Poverty, Mental Health, and Social Inclusion offers a comprehensive selection of chapters written by academic researchers as well as direct practitioners and mental health consumer-survivors to examine the intersection of poverty, mental health, and social exclusion. With the aim of addressing complex issues from homelessness and housing to stigma and mental health, the volume presents the perspectives of a wide range of those affected by poverty and social exclusion including Canadian veterans, Indigenous women, homeless youth and families, and mental health consumer-survivors.
Redesigning Health Care for Children with Disabilities by Heidi M. Feldman
ISBN: 9781598572346
Publication Date: 2013
Filling a critical gap in professional education, this groundbreaking textbook and training tool presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework for delivering effective health care to children with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
Women's Health Research by Neil Wagner (Editor)
ISBN: 9781634851633
Publication Date: 2016
This book examines womens enrollment and NIHs efforts to monitor this enrollment in NIH-funded clinical research; and NIHs efforts to ensure that NIH-funded clinical trials are designed and conducted to analyze potential sex differences, when applicable.

A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health by Committee on Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
ISBN: 9780309392624
Publication Date: 2016
The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. In an era of pronounced human migration, changing demographics, and growing financial gaps between rich and poor, a fundamental understanding of how the conditions and circumstances in which individuals and populations exist affect mental and physical health is imperative.
Key Policies for Addressing the Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequities by Matthew Saunders, Ben Barr, and Phil McHale
ISBN: 9789240698987
Publication Date: 2017
Evidence indicates that actions within four main themes (early child development fair employment and decent work social protection and the living environment) are likely to have the greatest impact on the social determinants of health and health inequities. A systematic search and analysis of recommendations and policy guidelines from intergovernmental organizations and international bodies identified practical policy options for action on social determinants within these four themes. Policy options focused on early childhood education and care; child poverty; investment strategies for an inclusive economy; active labour market programmes; working conditions; social cash transfers; affordable housing; and planning and regulatory mechanisms to improve air quality and mitigate climate change.
Public Health Ethics and Social Determinants of Health by Daniel S. Goldberg
ISBN: 9783319513454
Publication Date: 2017
This progressive resource places concepts of social determinants of health in the larger contexts of contemporary health ethics and the evolution of social reform. It provides needed analysis of the larger causes behind the immediate causes of illness and epidemics, particularly injustice, systemic inequities, and the cumulative effect of compound disadvantages.
Social Determinants, Health Disparities and Linkages to Health and Health Care by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld (Editor)
ISBN: 9781781905876
Publication Date: 2013
This volume looks at the key links between social determinants, health disparities and health and health care. There is a particular focus on macro-level systems and micro-level issues, including the examination of issues for patients, carers and providers of care. Coverage includes papers on geographical and place factors and disparities, SES and race/ethnicity factors, chronic care and serious health problems such as HIV/AIDs and kidney transplantation, comparative aspects and perceptions of health disparities.
Social Determinants of Health by Adrian Bonner (Editor)
ISBN: 9781447336860
Publication Date: 2017
This book provides an applied, interdisciplinary approach to an understanding of the key social determinants of health, essential at a time of increasing inequalities and reductions in existing NHS services and local authority budgets.
The Social Determinants of Mental Health by Michael T. Compton (Editor); Ruth S. Shim (Editor)
ISBN: 9781585624775
Publication Date: 2014
The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion.

Fighting for a Hand to Hold by Samir Shaheen-Hussain; Cindy Blackstock (Foreword by); Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel (Afterword by, Afterword by)
ISBN: 9780228003601
Publication Date: 2020
Fighting for a Hand to Hold exposes the medical establishment's role in the displacement, colonization, and genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada. testimonies, Shaheen-Hussain connects the draconian medevac practice with often-disregarded crimes and medical violence inflicted specifically on Indigenous children. This devastating history and ongoing medical colonialism prevent Indigenous communities from attaining internationally recognized measures of health and social well-being because of the pervasive, systemic anti-Indigenous racism that persists in the Canadian public health care system.
Medicine and Social Justice by Rosamond Rhodes (Editor); Margaret Battin (Editor); Anita Silvers (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199930814
Publication Date: 2012
In this unique and comprehensive volume, some of the best-known philosophers, physicians, legal scholars, political scientists, and economists writing on the subject discuss what social justice in medicine should be.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Though the Minefields of Indigenous Healthcare by Gary Geddes
ISBN: 9781772031645
Publication Date: 2017
This book is more than just the painful history of a once-so-called vanishing people (a people who have resisted vanishing despite the best efforts of those in charge); it is a testament to survival, perseverance, and the power of memory to keep history alive and promote the idea of a more open and just future. Released to coincide with the Year of Reconciliation (2017), Medicine Unbundled is an important and timely contribution to our national narrative.
Public Health and Social Justice by Martin T. Donohoe (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118223093
Publication Date: 2012
University Professor and chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health "This superb book is the best work yet concerning the relationships between public health and social justice." --Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico "This book gives public health professionals, researchers and advocates the essential knowledge they need to capture the energy that social justice brings to our enterprise."
Social (in)Justice and Mental Health by Ruth S. Shim (Editor); Sarah Y. Vinson (Editor)
ISBN: 9781615373383
Publication Date: 2020
Social justice entails equal access to liberties, rights, and opportunities, as well as care for the least advantaged members of society. The paradigm-shifting new book Social (In)Justice and Mental Health addresses the ways in which society's failure to deliver on that humane ideal harms people with mental illness.
Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights by Fiona H. McKay; Ann Taket
ISBN: 9781000055917
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
Important links between health and human rights are increasingly recognised, and human rights can be viewed as one of the social determinants of health. A human rights framework provides an excellent foundation for advocacy on health inequalities, a value-based alternative to views of health as a commodity, and an opportunity to move away from public health action being based on charity. This text demystifies systems set up for the protection and promotion of human rights globally, regionally, and nationally.

Suggested Search Strategies

To locate the most timely, disciplined and policy-driven work on healthcare equity, it's recommended to search the Internet for focused information from experts in key associations, government agencies and advocacy groups.

To locate scholarly sources with in-depth discussions on equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare, try using these keywords in the library's databases:

Social determinants of health
Dimensions of wellness
Health equity/inequity
Health disparities
Public health
Population health
Gender equity
Social justice
Health promotion
Health outcomes
Vulnerable populations
Primary health care

Recommended Associations & Key Documents

This curated list of key associations represents a national perspective on equity, diversity and inclusion issues being addressed in Canada's healthcare landscape. It's also important to include the World Healthcare Organization for culturally inclusive healthcare.

CAMH
CAMH is a leader in diversity and equity. They have been working to eliminate disparities in health status to enable each and every individual to lead a healthy life. Health equity means that we all have equal access to opportunities to attain a higher level of health through timely, appropriate and high-quality care independent of social, economic and demographic status.
Canadian Institute for Health Information
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) provides comparable and actionable data and information that are used to accelerate improvements in health care, health system performance and population health across Canada. Stakeholders use our broad range of health system databases, measurements and standards, together with our evidence-based reports and analyses, in their decision-making processes.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council are committed to excellence in research and research training.
Canadian Medical Association
The Canadian Medical Association is the national voice of the medical profession. Their focus is on creating strong and accessible health systems, fostering well-being and diversity in medical culture, and ensuring every person in Canada has equal opportunity to be healthy.
Canadian Nursing Association (CNA)
CNA is the national and global professional voice of Canadian nursing. They represent registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed and registered practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, retired nurses and nursing students across all 13 provinces and territories.
Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Public Health Association is the independent voice for public health in Canada with links to the international community. As the only Canadian non-governmental organization focused exclusively on public health, they are uniquely positioned to advise decision-makers about public health system reform and to guide initiatives to help safeguard the personal and community health of Canadians and people around the world.
Health Canada
Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. It ensures that high-quality health services are accessible, and works to reduce health risks. They are a federal institution that is part of the Health portfolio.
Health Quality Ontario (Report on Income and Health)
Health Quality Ontario is an agency created by the Government of Ontario with a mandate to connect and coordinate our province’s health care system to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.
Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait (Report)
This report is a product of the Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting (HIR) Initiative, a collaborative effort of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network(PHN), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Statistics Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health
The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) provides the Canadian public health sector with knowledge and resources to address the social determinants of health.
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH)
The NCCIH is continuing to evolve the vision, mission, and goals of their work. Most recently, they modified their vision to include stronger fundamental structural challenges necessary for addressing inequities in Indigenous health. These challenges include the need for coordinated and concentrated efforts in policy development, support for self-determination as key to addressing root causes of the health gap, and improved access and control of health services.
National Seniors Council
The National Seniors Council (NSC) engages with seniors, stakeholders and experts to provide advice to the Government of Canada on current and emerging issues and opportunities related to the health, well-being and quality of life of seniors.
Ontario Health's Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Framework Document
Ontario Health is committed to advancing equity, inclusion and diversity and addressing racism. This two page framework builds upon their existing legislated commitments and relationships with Indigenous peoples and Francophone communities, and recognizes the need for Ontario Health to take an intersectional approach to this work. The report outlines their 11 areas of action such as partnering to advance Indigenous health equity.
Ontario Public Health Association
The Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that brings together a broad spectrum of groups and individuals concerned about people’s health. OPHA’s members come from various backgrounds and sectors – from the various disciplines in public health, health care, academic, non-profit to the private sector.
Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making.
World Health Organization
The WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Their goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.