HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Canadian Economics Association, Biomedicine

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 1010
• Professor: Dennis Raphael

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Summary #10: politics, public policy and health inequalities (chapter 9: key points from summary. This chapter discussed the contentious topic of general shaping of public policy based on the issues surrounding health inequalities and political economy perspective. The governments" public policy are decisions that influences the quality of the social determinants of health (living conditions, educations, housing, employment, and food). These are decisions made by the governments that address problems quickly and finding best appropriate solution. The aspects of the politics, social, and economics forces influence the establishment of public policy in canada and other nations in the world. One of the indicators of the general shaping of public policy is the extent to which nations distribute resources among the population, poverty rate, and welfare states. This material isn t consistent with what i believe prior to taking this course because.