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This document summarizes a study that investigated the association between sense of community belonging and health across different sized settlements and urban to rural areas in Canada. The study used data from the 2007/08 Canadian Community Health Survey. It found a significant relationship between sense of belonging and health, particularly mental health, even after accounting for geography and socioeconomic status. Sense of belonging improved progressively from urban to rural areas, with very high levels in outer rural regions despite health challenges there. Sense of belonging was highest among seniors, people in single-detached homes, and couples with children, and lowest among youth, high-rise residents, and single parents. The paper examines policies aimed at improving mental health services and sense of belonging.
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- 1. SENSE OF COMMUNITY BELONGING AND HEALTH IN CANADA: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS Peter Kitchen School of Geography & Earth Sciences McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada kitchen@mcmaster.ca Allison Williams School of Geography & Earth Sciences McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada James Chowhan DeGroote School of Business McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 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 and 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.