Dennis Raphael
Professor
Graduate Program Director, Health Policy and Equity
Locations / Contact Info:
418, HNES
Keele Campus
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext. 22134
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Faculty & School/Dept.
Faculty of Health - School of Health Policy & Management
Degrees
PhD - 1975
University of Toronto
Toronto
Biography
Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. The most recent of his over 150 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians' health and well-being. Dr. Raphael is editor of "Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives" (now in 2nd edition), co-editor of "Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care" (now in 2nd edition) and author of "Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life", all published by Canadian Scholars' Press. "Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings", an edited collection was released in January 2010 and "About Canada: Health and Illness" has been published by Fernwood Publishers. "Social Determinants of Heallth: The Canadian Facts" (co-author) is a primer for the Canadian public has been downloaded over 100,000 times and is available at http://thecanadianfacts.org. His latest book "Tackling Health Inequalities: Lesssons from International Experiences" was published November 1, 2012.
Selected Publications
BOOKS
Raphael, D. (2012). Tackling health inequalities: Lessons from international experiences. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2011). Poverty in Canada: Implications for health and quality of life, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). About Canada: Health and illness. Halifax: Fernwood Publishers.
Bryant. T., Raphael, D., and Rioux, M. (2010). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (ed.) (2010). Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (ed.) (2009). Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2007). Poverty and policy in Canada: Implications for health and quality of life. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D., Bryant. T., and Rioux, M. (eds.) (2006). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness and health care. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (ed.) (2004). Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Raphael, D. (2012). Why concern ourselves with health inequalities? In D. Raphael, (ed.) Tackling health inequalities: Lessons from international experiences. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2012). Canadian experiences. In D. Raphael, (ed.) Tackling health inequalities: Lessons from international experiences. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2012). Critical perspectives on the social determinants of health. In E. McGibbon (ed.) Oppression: A determinant of health. Halifax: Fernwood Publishers.
Raphael, D. (2012). Implications of inequities in health for health promotion practice. In I. Rootman, S. Dupéré, A. Pederson, and O’Neill, M. (eds.). Health promotion in Canada, 3rd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). Poverty makes us physically, mentally, socially, and ethically sick. In J. Swift, M. Dineen, and B. Balmer (eds.) Persistent poverty: Dispatches from the margins. Toronto: Between the Lines Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). An overview of the social determinants of health. In J. Silver and S. MacKinnon (eds.) The social determinants of health in Manitoba. Winnipeg: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Bryant, T., Raphael, D., and Rioux, M. Towards the future. (2010). In T. Bryant, D. Raphael, and M. Rioux (eds.). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. and Bryant, T. (2010). The political economy of public health: Public health concerns in Canada, the U.S., U.K., Norway, and Sweden. In T. Bryant, D. Raphael, and M. Rioux (eds.). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Bryant, T., Raphael, D. and Rioux, M. (2010). Researching health: Knowledge paradigms, methodologies, and methods. In T. Bryant, D. Raphael, and M. Rioux (eds.). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Pederson, A., Raphael, D., and Johnson, E. (2010). Gender, race, and health inequalities. In T. Bryant, D. Raphael, and M. Rioux (eds.). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). Social determinants of health: An overview. In T. Bryant, D. Raphael, and M. Rioux (eds.). Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). Setting the stage: Why quality of life? Why health promotion? In D. Raphael (ed.) Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2010). Can increasing concern with quality of life encourage health promoting public policy? In D. Raphael (ed.) Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2008). Social determinants of health: An overview of key issues and themes. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. (2008). Social structure, living conditions, and health. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Raphael, D. and Curry-Stevens, A. (2008). Surmounting the barriers: Making action on the social determinants of health a public policy priority. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd. edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Raphael, D. (2012). Latest OECD figures confirm Canada as a public health laggard. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 103, 425-427.
Raphael, D. (2012). Educating the public about the social determinants of health: The time for local public health unit action is now! Global Health Promotion, 19, 54-50.
Raphael, D. (2011). The political economy of health promotion: Part 1, national commitments to provision of the prerequisites of health. Health Promotion International, 28, 95-111.
Raphael, D. (2011). The political economy of health promotion: Part 2, national provision of the prerequisites of health. Health Promotion International, 28, 112-132.
Raphael, D., Daiski, Pilkington, B., Bryant, T., Dinca-Panaitescu, S, and Dinca-Panaitescu, M. (2011). A toxic combination of poor social policies and programmes, unfair economic arrangements, and bad politics: The experiences of poor Canadians with Type 2 Diabetes. Critical Public Health, 22, 127-145..
Pilkington, F.B., Daiski, I., Lines, E., Bryant, T., Raphael, D., Dinca-Panaitescu, M., and Dinca-Panaitescu, S. (2011). Type 2 diabetes in vulnerable populations: Community healthcare providers’ perspectives of health service needs and policy implications. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 35(5), 503-511.
Raphael, D. (2011). A discourse analysis of the social determinants of health. Critical Public Health, 21, 221-226.
Bryant, T., Raphael, D., Schrecker, T., and Labonte, R. (2011). Canada: A land of missed opportunities for addressing the social determinants of health. Health Policy, 101, (1), 44-58.
Huth, K, and Raphael, D. (2011). From awareness to advocacy: Empowering healthcare professionals to address the social determinants of health. McMaster University Medical Journal, 8, (1), 71-73.
Raphael, D. (2011). Mainstream media and the social determinants of health in Canada: Is it time to call it a day? Health Promotion International, 26, (2), 220-229.
Raphael, D. (2011). Poverty in childhood and adverse health outcomes in adulthood. Maturitas, 69, 22–26.
Dinca-Panaitescua, S., Dinca-Panaitescu, M., Bryant, T., Daiski, I. Pilkington, B. and Raphael, D. (2011). Diabetes prevalence and income: Results of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Health Policy 99, 116–123.
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Raphael, D. (2009). Restructuring society in the service of mental health promotion: Are we willing to address the social determinants of mental health? International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11, 18-31.
Raphael, D. (2009). Poverty, human development and health in
Bryant, T. and Raphael, D. (2009). Introduction to the special issue on social inequality and health. Humanity and Society, 33, (1/2), 1-4.
Raphael, D. (2009). Reducing social and health inequalities requires building social and political movements. Humanity and Society, 33, (1/2), 145-165.
Stewart, M., Makwarimba, E., Reutter, L., Veenstra, G., Raphael, D. & Love, R. (2009). Poverty, sense of belonging and experiences of social isolation. Journal of Poverty, 13, 173-195.
Macdonald, J., Raphael, D., Labonte, R., Colman, C., Torgerson, R. and
Raphael, D. (2009). Escaping from the Phantom Zone: Social determinants of health, public health, and public policy in
Reutter, L., Stewart, M., Veenstra, G., Love, R., Raphael, D., and Makwarimba, E., (2009). “Who do they think we are anyway?” Perceptions and responses to poverty stigma. Qualitative Raphael, D., Curry-Stevens, A. and Bryant, T. (2008). Barriers to addressing the social determinants of health: Insights from the Canadian experience. Health Policy, 88, 222-235
Raphael, D. (2008). Grasping at straws: A recent history of health promotion in
Service/Community Activities
SDOH Listserve Manager
I manage the Social Determinants of Health Listserve at York University. It has over 1200 members from around the world who deal with the social determinants of health.
Awards
Faculty of Health Research Award -- Established Career Categ - 2010
Supervision
Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes
Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: Yes
Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No
Current Research
His policy research involves both critical analysis of current trends in social and health policy as well as supporting the building of social and political movements in the service of health.Curriculum Vitae (C.V. file):
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