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May 18, 2008 - 3:32am
Issues - HealthNewsBC HIV-AIDS Deaths due to PovertyFebruary 26, 2008 - 11:29am
A study done by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS has found that 40% of people who died of HIV-AIDS in BC never accessed treatment mainly due to poverty. The study found homelessness, mental illness, residency in a poor neighbourhood, drug addiction, and language barriers impacted patients access to treatment. Read more in CBC article, "B.C. study shows 40 per cent of HIV sufferers died without getting treatment." ( categories: News | British Columbia | Health )
Report on need for a Medium Term Sickness/Disability Income BenefitFebruary 13, 2008 - 11:01am
The Caledon Institute has released a policy paper, Canadians Need a Medium-Term Sickness/Disability Income Benefit (in PDF) discussing the possibility of a new sickness or disability benefit. The paper examines the current relationship between Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits, and explores possibilities for stronger linkages between these programs. ( categories: News | Canada | Disability | Health | Workers' Rights )
Report on Women's Health goes beyond Medical IssuesAugust 1, 2007 - 9:55am
The BC Government has been hosting want they call a Conversation on Health with the residents of BC. In response, a coalition of community groups called the Women's Health Community Advisory Committee has released a report about women's health that calls on the BC government to go beyond medical issues and fund a range of social services. The report, Conversation on Women's Health (in PDF) calls on the government to increase welfare rates and minimum wage, build social housing and women-only shelters, and fund more medical services. See more in a CBC article, "Violence against women one of top B.C. health priorities: report." ( categories: News | British Columbia | Health | Women )
Online ResourcesKelowna Community ResourcesOctober 29, 2007 - 1:50pm
Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )
Wellesley Institute BlogJanuary 7, 2007 - 1:26pm
Wellesley Institute Blog is a blog for the Toronto based institute with news, reports and research on health, housing and other poverty issues. ( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Blogs | Health | Housing | Poverty Research )
HIV and Poverty WebsiteJanuary 7, 2007 - 1:13pm
The HIV and Poverty Website contains tools, resources and information about HIV and Income in Canada. It’s hosted by the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), and promotes information that can help individuals AND fight community poverty. ( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Health )
LinksRedwire MagazineNovember 1, 2007 - 1:21pm
http://www.redwiremag.com/ - Redwire Native Youth Media Society is a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Health | Media | Organizing | Prisoners' Rights )
Vancouver Women's Health CollectiveAugust 1, 2007 - 9:33am
www.womenshealthcollective.ca - Vancouver Women's Health Collective is a collective of women who advocate for changes in women's health care. They have a practitioner/therapist directory, hold workshops and provide other information and resources on women's health. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Health | Women )
The International People´s Health CouncilAugust 15, 2006 - 1:15pm
http://www.iphcglobal.org/ - "is a worldwide coalition of people’s health initiatives and socially progressive groups and movements committed to working for the health and rights of disadvantaged people - and ultimately of all people." ( categories: Links | International | Health )
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