[Pophealth] Finnish Baby Box

[Dennis Raphael via Pophealth]

Might be of interest. How even a Baby Box developed to promote equity in public health is distorted by form of the welfare state.

Also see attached slides prepared for my class.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740923001214

Dennis
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A critical analysis of the Finnish Baby Box’s journey into the liberal welfare state: Implications for progressive public policymaking - ScienceDirect<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740923001214>
Finland is a social democratic welfare state which provides the means by which families with children can thrive (Mikkonen, 2012). The Finnish welfare state implements extensive redistribution, social spending, and management of the labour market (Lynch, 2020) through progressive taxation, extensive family benefits, comprehensive health and dental care, provision of employment training when ...
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Dennis Raphael

York University
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email: draphael at yorku.ca
Website: http://health.info.yorku.ca/health-profiles/index.php?mid=162284

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Of interest:

The Politics of Food Insecurity in Canada and the United Kingdom
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-politics-of-food-insecurity-in-canada-and-the-united-kingdom

Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 4th edition
Forewords by Matthew Green, Michael Butler and Maude Barlow, Carolyn Bennett and Roy Romanow
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/social-determinants-of-health-fourth-edition/

About Canada: Health and Illness, 3rd edition
https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/about-canada-health-and-illness-3rd-edition

The Politics of Health in the Canadian Welfare State
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/the-politics-of-health-in-the-canadian-welfare-state/

Poverty in Canada, 3rd edition,
Forewords by Cathy Crowe, Rob Ranier and Jack Layton
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/poverty-in-canada-d3408482-0caa-489a-8a76-7faf7587d00a/

Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care, 3rd edition
Foreword by Gary Teeple
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/staying-alive/

Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: Newcomer Experiences in Developed Nations
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/immigration-public-policy-and-health/

Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences
Foreword by Alex Scott-Samuel
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/tackling-health-inequalities/

Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings
https://canadianscholars.ca/book/health-promotion-and-quality-of-life-in-canada/

15 minute overview of SDOH
We have the resources to end poverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdF_gKtm5kA

See a presentation! The Political Economy of Health Inequalities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCTYqAub8g

Also, presentation at the University of Toronto on how Canada stacks up again other nations in providing citizens with economic and social security.
http://vimeo.com/33346501

See what Jack Layton had to say about my books!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/10/cv-election-ndp-layton-platform.html
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