Sense of Community Belonging and Health in Canada: A Regional Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Kitchen, Peter; Williams, Allison; Chowhan, James
Titel	Sense of Community Belonging and Health in Canada: A Regional Analysis
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 107 (2012) 1, S.103-126 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9830-9
Schlagwörter	Health Services; Mental Health Programs; Public Health; Foreign Countries; Economic Status; Social Indicators; Correlation; Social Integration; Older Adults; Housing; Parents; Youth; One Parent Family; Public Policy; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Ausland; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Korrelation; Soziale Integration; Älterer Erwachsener; Unterkunft; Eltern; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Öffentliche Ordnung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Kanada
Abstract	This article investigates the association between sense of community belonging and health among settlements of different size and across the urban to rural continuum in Canada. Using data from the recent 2007/08 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), the objective is to identify the major health, social and geographic determinants of sense of community belonging and to consider policy options aimed at improving sense of belonging among certain segments of the population. The research found a significant and consistent association between sense of belonging and health, particularly mental health, even when controlling for geography and socio-economic status. At the same time, sense of community belonging improved progressively across the urban to rural continuum with remarkably high levels of belonging evident in the outer most regions of Canada. Despite the health deficit that exists in rural and small-town Canada, the paper postulates that these communities are able to overcome health challenges to create conditions conducive to a positive sense of belonging. Overall, sense of belonging was also found to be highest among seniors, people residing in single-detached homes and among couples with children and was lowest among youth, residents of high-rise apartments and among single-parents. Finally, in the context of addressing deficiencies in sense of belonging, the paper examines several recent policy developments aimed at improving mental health services in Canada. (As Provided).
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