International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 104

Review

The mutual determinants of individual, community, and societal health and peace

Izzeldin Abuelaish1* and Nadia Fazal
  1Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Rm 578, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2M7. 2Hope Chair in Peace and Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. 3Office of Global Health, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. 4Public Health Policy, Social Behavioural Sciences, 155 College Street, Rm 588, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2M7. 5Medicine and Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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  •  Accepted: 21 February 2013
  •  Published: 28 February 2013

Abstract

 

Health and peace are complex ideologies that share several fundamental elements. In this paper, we begin by defining health and peace to better understand and appreciate their elements and how they can be promoted. Building on this, the paper tackles the determinants of peace and health at various levels: at the individual, community, and societal level by identifying barriers to health and peace promotion. Using this background, mutual determinants of peace and health are analyzed, with the goal of developing an integrated model that covers both facets of well being.

 

Key words: Health promotion, peace promotion, determinants of health, determinants of peace.