people 'dying unnecessarily' because of racial bias in Canada'a health-care
system, researcher says - ANSWERS-While some people have raised conners
about anti-indigenous racism in the northwest territories ' health-care system, an
expert says it's not just an issue in the territory. Dr. Janet Smylie said it's one of
the biggest health inequities between Indigenous an anon-indigenous people
across Canada. This is nto something you can switch overnight.
The Toronto Indigenous Health Advisory Circle (TIHAC): Advancing self-
determined Indigenous health - ANSWERS-This document shares the story of the
Toronto Indigenous Health Advisory Cycle (TIHAC) and TIHAC's creation of
Toronto's first self-determined Indigenous health strategy.
why is a white woman like em talking about racism and partnership?
- In this blog post, Knowledge Translation specialist Dianne Oickle reflection her
experiences as a white women moderating a workshop on racism in public health
partnerships;.
#69 Forgotten Voices: exploring Homelessness and Health - ANSWERS-
Homelessness remains a persistent, societal and human rights issue that affects
over 250,000 Canadians. The challenges go beyond just finding a place to live -
those who are homeless or vulnerably housed have higher incidences of chronic
mental and physical health problems and often face stigma while navigating the
healthcare system. on this episode, we heard from different voices at the
intersection of homelessness and health. We started out conversation with Linda
Bingham from Working for Change, who shared her lived experience with
, homelessness and addiction and how she has now found her voice to tell her
story for the first time. We also spoke to Daniela Mergarten, who told us about
her struggles to find stable housing, her experiences with the healthcare system,
and her advocacy work with the Lived Experience Caucus of the Toronto Alliance
to End Homelessness. Dr. Alissa Tedesco, a physician int he Paliative Education
and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) program and co-chair of Health Providers
Against Poverty (HPAP) Ontario, told us about the work being done not he
frontline to address the healthcare needs of people who are homeless as well as
some of the shortcomings of out healthcare and social service systems. Finally Dr.
Vicky Stergiopoulos, a clinician-scientist and physician in chief at CAMH, told us
about her work looking at the effectiveness of a Housing First Approach to
improve housing stability and health outcomes amongst people experiencing
homelessness.
Why are we studying the SDoH - ANSWERS-To better understand:
1) Societal factors:
- (e.g., income and employment) that shape health dnhelp explain health
inequities
2) societal forces
- (e.g., social and political) that shape the quality and distribution fo these
factors)
Defining public policy - ANSWERS-- "who gets what, where, when, and how"
- agent: government
- involves a deliberate decision to pursue a specific course of action
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