Social determinants of health inequities. Integrating social theory into public health practice.

• Autores: Louise Potvin, S Gendron, A Bilodeau, P Chabot
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 95, Nº. 4, 2005, págs. 591-595
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The innovative practice that resulted from the Ottawa Charter challenges public health knowledge about programming and evaluation. Specifically, there is a need to formulate program theory that embraces social determinants of health and local actors' mobilization for social change. Likewise, it is imperative to develop a theory of evaluation that fosters reflexive understanding of public health programs engaged in social change.We believe advances in contemporary social theory that are founded on a critique of modernity and that articulate a coherent theory of practice should be considered when addressing these critical challenges.