Although health care and lifestyle behaviours are important in our health and well-being, social, economic and environmental factors play a significant role in influencing how we interact and grow in our communities.
The Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Health Equity Guideline (2018) recognizes sixteen key social determinants of health:
More information on the social determinants of health can be found through the World Health Organization.
View our Niagara's Village of 100 to see the demographics of Niagara if we were a village of 100.
Review our priority population profiles and find out how the social determinants of health may be playing a role in our communities.