Table of Contents

Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health; Income and Income Distribution; Income and Health in Canada; Unemployment and the Labour Market; Labour Market Flexibility and Worker Insecurity; The Unhealthy Canadian Workplace; Understanding and Improving the Health of Work; Early Childhood Education and Care; Early Childhood Education and Health; The State and Quality of Canadian Public Education; Literacy: One of the Most Important Social Determinants of Health Today; Food Insecurity; Health Implications of Food Insecurity; Housing; Housing and Health; Social Exclusion; Social Inclusion/Exclusion and Health: Dancing the Dialectic; The Health of Aboriginal Peoples; The Political Determinants of Health; Health Care and Health; The Contribution of the Social Economy Toward Healthy Social Policy Reforms in Canada : A Quebec Viewpoint; Health, Social Policy, Social Economies and the Voluntary Sector; Conclusion: Addressing and Surmounting the Political and Social Barriers to Health.

About the Author

Paul Findley was a congressman from 1961 to 1983, representing the state of Illinois and serving as a senior member of the House Middle East Committee. He is the author of Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam, Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts About the U.S.-Israeli Relationship, and Abraham Lincoln: The Crucible of Congress. He lives in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Reviews

"In Congress and in the White House, in the Pentagon and in the university, [Findley] finds the pro-Israel forces wielding remarkable power to suppress free debate, compromise national secrets and shape American foreign policy." --Booklist

"Straightforward and valid." --The Washington Post