Curated Resources
Unit 4: Multilevel Approaches to Understanding Health- Beyond the Individual
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Course Readings:
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Thongs, G., & Gahman, L. (n.d.). In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/in-the-carribbean-colonialism-and-inequaltiy-mean-hurricanes-hit-harder-84106h
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Read: Colonialism and Inequality. The determination of health across the life course and across levels of influence provided by Dr. Sandra Galea, Dean of School of Public Health at Boston University.
My Links and Resources:
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Barr, V.J., Robinson, S., Marin-Link, B., Underhill, L., Dotts, A., Ravensdale, D., Salivaras, S. (2003). Expanded Chronic Care Model: An Integration of Concepts and Strategies from Population Health Promotion and the Chronic Care Model. Hospital Quarterly. Vol 7(1).
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Canadian Council on Social Determinants of Health (2015). A Review of Frameworks on the Determinants of Health. Retrieved from http://ccdsh.ca/images/uploads/Frameworks_Report_English.pdf
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Public Health Strategic Framework for COPD Prevention. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/copd
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Cockerham, W. C., Hamby, B. W. & Oates, G. R. (2017). The Social Determinants of Chronic Disease. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5328595/
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Davy, C., Bleasel, J., Liu, H., Tchan, M., Ponniah, S., Brown, A. (2015). Effectiveness of chronic care models: opportunities for improving healthcare practice and health outcomes: a systematic review. Bio med Central Health Services Research. Doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0854-8
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Health Equity Mapping Checklist- Ontario Public Health Association. Retrieved from http://www.opha.on.ca/OPHA/media/Resources/Resoruce20Documents/Health_Equity_Checklist-Reference_Document.pdf?ext=.pdf
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May, S.M., Li, J.T.C. (2015). Burden of chronic pulmonary disease: Healthcare costs and beyond. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 36 (1):4-10. doi:10.2500/aap.2015.36.3812
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Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (2007). Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease: Ontario’s Framework. Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/cdpm/pdf/framework_full.pdf
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National Lung Health Framework (2012). Retrieved from http://www.lunghealthframework.ca/sites/default/files/LungHealthFramework_Highlights2012_EN.pdf
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NIH (2016). COPD National Action Plan. Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/COPD-national-action-plan
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Pleasants, R. A., Riley, I. L., & Mannino, D. M. (2016). Defining and targeting health disparities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Vol 11: 2475-2496. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S79077.
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WHO (2017). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Media Center. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs315/en/
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WHO (2010). A Conceptual Framework For Action On The Social Determinants of Health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/sdhconference/resources/ConceptualframeworkforactiononSDH_eng.pdf
Key Concepts:
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Application of the SEM to COPD
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SDOH is complex and requires a multilevel approach to prevention and management surrounding the individual but with upstream approaches with relation to policy, legislation and guidelines that is implemented at a community and organizational level ultimately driving positive health outcomes at the individual level
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Health system change cannot be done in isolation
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Assignment 2- https://tiniewilk65.wixsite.com/cwilkinson
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Comparison of Alberta and Ontario utilizing the Social Ecological Model of Health for Aboriginal Population and Cancer Care posted in the Unit 4 Forum
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