Framing gay men's health in a population health discourse: a discussion paper

This document seeks to map out the emergent area of gay men's health, primarily within social science literature; community-based, public and professional association reports; and medical literature and other types of documents. It explores the relation and relevance of a population health approach to the area of gay men's health. It outlines various "determinants of health" as they relate specifically to gay men in Canada. It identifies and explores implications for re-framing HIV-transmission prevention strategies with gay men. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Parameters, main issues, and characterizations of gay men's health -- 3. Population health : its possibilities and limits for gay men's health -- 4. Determinants of health vis-à-vis gay men -- 5. Conclusion.