This line of reasoning—focusing on human capability—contrasts with the idea that health
care is special because of its impact on equality of opportunity. 6 It also differs from the …

John Coggon argues that the important question for analysts in the fields of public health law
and ethics is' what makes health public?'He offers a conceptual and analytic scrutiny of the …

This study explored the ways in which health social workers (HSW) address the social
determinants of health (SDH) within their social work practice. Social workers (n= 54) …

Ectogenesis refers to the artificial gestation of a fetus outside the womb. Despite certain
advantages for women's reproductive liberty, feminist groups remain divided regarding this …

There is an ongoing increase in the use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies that
patients can use to monitor health-related outcomes and behaviours. While the dominant …

Assistive technology has great potential to contribute to health, functioning, and quality of
life. To date, as exemplified in the Canadian context, variations and inequities in access to …

This paper aims to shed some light on the difficulties we face in constructing a generally
acceptable normative framework for thinking about public health. It argues that there are …

Health equity is increasingly identified as a principal goal to be achieved through public
health policies and activities. However, what is to be measured in the assessment of health …

The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health revealed that there is a 28-year
disparity between the life expectancy in the poorest postcode and the richest postcode of …

Background Surprisingly few studies have investigated the interplay of multiple factors
affecting self-rated health outcomes and the role of social capital on health in developing …