abstract: 'Background: A number of reports suggest that we need to determine public

  understanding about the broad determinants of health and also determine

  public support for actions to reduce health disparities in Canada.

  Methods: A cross-sectional random survey of 5,000 Saskatoon residents

  was used to determine knowledge about health determinants and health

  disparity and then determine public support for various interventions to

  address health disparity.

  Findings: Saskatoon residents understand most of the determinants of

  health except they understate the importance of social class and gender.

  Saskatoon residents do not have a good understanding of the magnitude of

  health disparity between income groups. A majority believe risk

  behaviours are mostly individual choices and are not associated with

  income status. Most residents believe even small differences in health

  status between income groups is unacceptable and a majority believe that

  something can be done to address health disparity by income status.

  Interventions proposed by residents to alleviate health disparity were

  evidence-based, including work-earning supplements and strengthening

  early intervention programs. Logistic regression revealed that greatest

  support for transferring money from health care treatment to health

  creation services (like affordable housing and education) came from

  young Aboriginal males with low income.

  Interpretation: Saskatoon residents have knowledge of health

  determinants and have a strong desire to support health disparity

  intervention. More knowledge transfer is required on the magnitude of

  health disparity based on income status. Broad-based health disparity

  intervention in Saskatoon appears possible.'
affiliation: 'Lemstra, M (Corresponding Author), Saskatoon Hlth Reg, 101-310 Idylwyld
  Dr N, Saskatoon, SK S7L 0Z2, Canada.

  Saskatoon Hlth Reg, Saskatoon, SK S7L 0Z2, Canada.'
author: Lemstra, Mark and Neudorf, Cory and Beaudin, Gary
author-email: mark.lemstra@saskatoonhealthregion.ca
author_list:
- family: Lemstra
  given: Mark
- family: Neudorf
  given: Cory
- family: Beaudin
  given: Gary
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/BF03405444
eissn: 1920-7476
files: []
issn: 0008-4263
journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
language: English
month: NOV-DEC
number: '6'
number-of-cited-references: '23'
pages: 484-488
papis_id: ce426f41657cb6f13586e59d72c9b242
ref: Lemstra2007healthdisparity
times-cited: '6'
title: Health disparity knowledge and support for intervention in Saskatoon
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000251395400011
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usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '98'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2007'