Social Determinants of Health and Policy Implications in Transitional Societies

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC46 Clinical Sociology (host committee)

Language: English, French and Spanish


Scholars in social sciences and public health have been actively seeking solutions for the wellbeing of populations, employing social determinants of health approach as part of their effort. Social determinants of health perspective can help nations to improve population health status through finding the root causes of challenging health and healthcare issues. Many of the social determinants are the immediate results of government policies. Therefore, social determinants of health studies can find policy-reality gaps and provide the governments with policy/reform recommendations.  
This session welcomes scholarly papers relevant to the subject matter, either for disseminating research findings or for sharing research ideas. If the oral presentation is in a language other than English, please provide the audience with the handouts and/or slides in English.
Session Organizer:
Weizhen DONG, University of Toronto, Canada, weizhen.dong@utoronto.ca