Recently, Democrats in the US House of Representatives unveiled a 1,018 page health reform package, entitled "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," which Continue Reading…
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Recently, Democrats in the US House of Representatives unveiled a 1,018 page health reform package, entitled "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," which Continue Reading…
This paper was written in 2006 early in the development of LHINs. It sets out some lessons learned in initial community engagement initiatives and success Continue Reading…
Leading health economist Bob Evans famously coined the phrase ‘zombies’ to refer to ideas that have been solidly and repeatedly refuted by scientific Continue Reading…
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-based Report) is producing a Women's Health Report to serve as an evidence-based tool for policy Continue Reading…
Sheryl Nestel, Guest Blogger The launch last week of Colour Coded Health Care: The Impact of Race and Racism in Canadians’ Health, was, by all measures a Continue Reading…
This conference took place June 10 and 11 in Niagara Falls. A web site has been set up with videos, photos, audio and slide presentations from the Continue Reading…
Rising inequalities mean that Canada’s much loved national health care system is increasingly failing in its fundamental goal of good health for all, reports Continue Reading…
By Steve Barnes and Jo Snyder A new report from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, provides more evidence about the community health Continue Reading…
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott joined hundreds of community leaders at a forum at Markham Civic Centre on August 11 to support a new community Continue Reading…
Before the provincial agency coordinating eHealth was engulfed in controversy, it issued a strategy in 2009 and called for input. This policy briefing sets Continue Reading…
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