Posts Tagged ‘mental Health’

« Older Entries | Newer Entries »

COVID-19 response should highlight what went right in Canada

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

TheStar.com – Opinion/ Contributors August 10, 2023.   By Kwame McKenzie, Contributor I am concerned that while we focus on relitigating the past we will allow useful, effective pandemic innovations to wither and die. Over 53,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Canada, with more every day. It has been a traumatic time and we have just […]

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Governance Debates | No Comments »


A crisis of neglect: How society can help those with mental illness

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

‘If you really want to make a difference, stop thinking about diagnosis and symptoms, start thinking about recovery… it’s people, place, and purpose. Social support, a decent environment with housing and food and things that help people to prosper, and people will have to have something to live for.’

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Health Debates | No Comments »


The premiers need to get serious about health care reform, not just funding

Tuesday, July 11th, 2023

… the premiers need to commit to some semblance of a coherent, co-ordinated plan… What the health system needs right now is swift and collective action from the premiers in identifying problem areas and setting clear goals for longer-term changes.  You can’t measure progress without targets and timelines. Nor can you have any accountability.

Tags: , ,
Posted in Health Debates | No Comments »


The National Housing Strategy won’t end homelessness without supportive housing

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023

We found that having both affordable housing and staff on-site who could meet a variety of needs proved transformational for the tenants… To address chronic homelessness, the federal government needs to include funding for longer-term supportive housing in its National Housing Strategy. And provincial governments must increase social assistance rates to provide more income towards housing.

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Inclusion Delivery System | No Comments »


Roadmap For Reform Can Save Canadian Healthcare: A General Consensus View

Friday, June 16th, 2023

[The] authors… present a Roadmap that addresses the fundamental questions of why previous attempts at reform have failed, and offers solutions to design a more effective reform process… The Roadmap lays out a comprehensive 13-step plan, covering both the short and long terms that take us to the destination of better health for more Canadians with better access to high-quality healthcare:

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Health Debates | No Comments »


Ontario’s doctors report progress on health-care recommendations but more needs to be done

Friday, June 2nd, 2023

The OMA has identified three key areas where we must focus our immediate attention: ensuring that everyone has access to team-based primary care… reducing physician burnout and the administrative burden contributing to it… (and) addressing the lack of access to co-ordinated community-based care… The OMA remains committed to ongoing collaboration with elected officials to drive positive change in our health-care system.

Tags: , ,
Posted in Health Debates | No Comments »


Pharmacare could save over $1600/year per patient and promote ‘pharmoequity’  finds study

Thursday, June 1st, 2023

Providing free medicine to patients reduces costs to the health care system and contributes to overall health equity, researchers learned… “I was surprised by the magnitude of the savings,” Dr. Nav Persaud… told CBC.  “It seems like eliminating medication costs both saves money in avoided hospitalizations, avoided emergency room visits, makes people healthier and addresses health inequities — it makes access to health more fair.”

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Health Policy Context | No Comments »


Budget 2023 overlooks Canada’s “dirty little secret” about federal health funding

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

It’s a “dirty little secret” that the health care money sent to the provinces and territories under the Canada Health Transfer does not actually have to be spent on health care… Speaking on behalf of the Canadian Health Coalition, I urged MPs to take action to rein in health care privatization by the provinces, and to ensure that the promised Canada Pharmacare Act is a public, universal program that covers everyone.

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Health Policy Context | No Comments »


Ontario is first province to make mental health lessons mandatory in Grade 10

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023

Now, the government will be providing consistent, required learning materials on mental health in Grades 7 and 8, including videos and activities about how to handle and recognize stress. In Grade 10, students — as part of the mandatory career studies — will be taught the signs of anxiety and being overwhelmed, and where to go for help. 

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Education Delivery System | No Comments »


There’s universal support for pharmacare, finds new poll

Thursday, April 20th, 2023

87% of Canadians support implementing a national pharmacare program to provide equal access to prescription drugs for everyone in Canada… 86% of people feel the federal government has a responsibility for ensuring everyone in Canada has prescription drug coverage… 79% of people support the federal government taking charge to fund a national pharmacare program.

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Health Debates | No Comments »


« Older Entries | Newer Entries »