Making the Connections: Our city, our society, our health
This four minute video by the Wellesley Institute makes the connections between health, and the broader social factors that have a significant impact on health: income, housing, education, food, neighbourhood, sense of community and access to health care. Through this graphically engaging presentation, Making Connections introduces systems thinking and illustrates how our health is shaped by a complex web of interconnected and dynamic social factors. The video closes with the optimism that the “possibilities are endless;” from small neighbourhood changes to larger government policy, “we can start making the connections to a healthier community, a healthier city, a healthier society, a healthier you.”
The video is part of the Wellesley Institute’s popular education exhibit by the same name that aims to “engage communities across the Greater Toronto Area by identifying what the social determinants of health are, their interconnections, how they impact our health, and what we can do to address them.” The exhibit includes a poster/panel series and the Making Connections video.
Use this resource to
- initiate community discussion on social determinants of health and thinking about the interconnecting factors that affect health.
- illustrate the health benefits of improving a diverse range of social factors
Reference
Wellesley Institute. 2012. Making the Connection: Our City, Our Society, Our Health. Retrieved from http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/topics/healthy-communities/making-the-connections/
Other documents
Making the Connections Booklet: http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/MakingTheConnections-Booklet-Wellesley.pdf
Tags: Community engagement, Health literacy, Healthy public policy, Intersectoral action, Socioeconomic status, Participate in policy development, Video