As part of the Metropolis project — a large-scale investigation of immigration and integration,
including well-being of immigrants in a number of areas of social life — in this paper we …

Objective: To compare the relation between mortality and income inequality in Canada with
that in the United States. Design: The degree of income inequality, defined as the …

Objective To examine mortality in a representative nationwide sample of homeless and
marginally housed people living in shelters, rooming houses, and hotels. Design Follow-up study…

Objectives: Area-based measures of socio-economic status are increasingly used in population
health research. Based on previous research and theory, the Canadian Marginalization …

Using multilevel analysis we find that residents of “stressed” neighborhoods have higher
levels of depression than residents of less “stressed” neighborhoods. Data for individuals are …

To date, relatively little research has systematically investigated relationships and pathways
between housing, socio-economic status, and health status. At the same time, there is a …

Study objective: To investigate the relation between housing, socioeconomic status, and self
reported general and mental health. This study is an empirical investigation of social and …

Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) identify housing as an important
factor in achieving and maintaining their health. However, many live in substandard …

An emerging ‘population health’ framework for understanding inequalities in health identifies
the structure of social relations as a crucial factor in shaping human health and well-being. …

Housing First (HF) models have gained popularity among many politicians, policy-makers,
and social service providers. Proponents of this model argue for its strength by drawing on …