Dennis Raphael is a professor of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. Raphael received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1975. He completed his M.Sc. in 1974 and B.Sc. in 1972. Most of his over 300 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians' health and well-being. Over the course of his career he has published 16 books, 67 book chapters, and 160 refereed journal articles. Raphael has recently published on the affinities between the social determinants of health and the social determinants of oral health, health discourses among disease associations, and concepts of legitimacy and competency of governing authorities in liberal welfare states. He also has had articles published concerning health inequalities in the Republic of Rwanda and the Nordic nations. He previously published two articles on the health of Nordic nations in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Raphael's extensive contributions to the field were recognized by his being promoted to full professor and being the recipient of the 2009–2010 York University Faculty of Health Dean's Award in the Research — Established Career Category. Since 2004, he has managed the Social Determinants of Health Listserve at York University. Most recently, he updated Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care with Toba Bryant and Marcia Rioux and, with Toba Bryant, prepared the volumeThe Politics of Health in the Canadian Welfare State. In June 2019 he gave a keynote address at the 9th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference in Roskilde, Denmark. He has updated Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life. With Toba Bryant and Juha Mikkonen he is preparing the second edition of Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts.
Personal life
Raphael settled in Canada in 1975 and is a Canadian citizen. He is married to health researcher Toba Bryant and has one child, Alexander. He is a long-time member of the New Democratic Party.
Selected publications
Staying alive: Critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care. 3rd edition, Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2019.
Immigration, public policy, and health: Newcomer experiences in developed nations. Canadian Scholars’ Press , 2016.
Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives. 3rd edition, Canadian Scholars’ Press , 2016.
Tackling health inequalities: Lessons from International experiences. Canadian Scholars’ Press. 2012.
Poverty in Canada: Implications for health and quality of life. 2nd edition, Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2011.
Social determinants of health: The Canadian facts. York University, 2010. Available at http://www.thecanadianfacts.org/
About Canada: Health and illness, 2nd edition , 2010. Fernwood Publishers.
Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2010.
Reducing Social and Health Inequalities Requires Building Social and Political Movements; Humanity & Society , Vol 33, Issue 1-2, pp. 145-165; February 1, 2009; doi:10.1177/016059760903300109
