Canada communicable disease report = Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada
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Can. Commun. Dis. Rep. · Feb 2016
What can public health do to address inequities in infectious disease?
The recognition of the importance of social conditions informed early public health responses to infectious disease epidemics. By influencing exposure, vulnerability, and access to health services, social determinants of health (SDOH) continue to cause inequalities in infectious disease distribution. Such preventable and unjust inequalities are considered to be inequities. ⋯ While the challenge is large and complex, approaches such as the NCCDH roles for public health action provide a menu of options to facilitate the analysis and action to address SDOH and inequities in infectious diseases.