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Canada committed to improving mental health in Indigenous communities
Preventing suicide requires achieving social equity. We have already taken important steps by investing in key social determinants of health, such as housing, education and the environment. While these are first steps, our intent is to continue investing in all areas in pursuit of social equity… Promoting life and preventing suicide requires respect for Indigenous knowledge and practices…
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Poor health-care ranking a sign our system needs fixing
What may surprise many is that Canada ranks so poorly (nine of 11) in what are arguably the two most critical areas, health outcomes and equity… The problem is that Canada does not cover a broad enough range of services. Medicare covers 100 per cent of hospital and physician services, but too often fails to cover essential prescription drugs, home care, long-term care and dental care, which is the norm in most wealthy countries.
Tags: featured, globalization, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Covering drugs for young people isn’t the best way to fill gaps in health care
In an international health survey, about 11 per cent of Ontarians said they may not fill a drug prescription due to cost, but roughly three times that many say they skip dental services for that reason. Further, far too many young people end up in emergency rooms for severe mental health issues; others walk around with improper prescription eyeglasses or rely heavily on family caregivers for home support.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, poverty, tax
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Makers of OxyContin, Percocet sued by U.S. governments over opioid crisis
Their suit is part of a wave of litigation against pharmaceutical companies by states, counties and local prosecutors besieged by the worst addiction crisis in American history… Opioid overdoses killed 33,000 people in the U.S. in 2015, about three times the number of gun homicides. The intensity of the crisis, and likely the fact that many of the victims are white middle-class suburbanites with political clout, has produced a bipartisan shift in perceptions of addiction.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, disabilities, economy, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, tax
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Canada ranks third-last in study of health care in 11 rich countries
Canada placed third from the bottom in a major new study of health care in 11 affluent nations, a score that reflects this country’s poor performance on measures such as infant mortality, access to after-hours medical care and the affordability of dental visits and prescription drugs… access, equity and health-care outcomes… “On those domains of quality, [Canada] is fairly similar to the U.S.”
Tags: featured, Health, mental Health, standard of living
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How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain
… researchers are discovering… that ongoing stress during early childhood — from grinding poverty, neglect, parents’ substance abuse and other adversity — can smolder beneath the skin, harming kids’ brains and other body systems. And research suggests that can lead to some of the major causes of death and disease in adulthood, including heart attacks and diabetes… pediatricians, mental health specialists, educators and community leaders are increasingly adopting what is called “trauma-informed” care.
Tags: child care, featured, Health, mental Health, poverty, youth
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Ontario’s Universal Drug Program Will Be The First Of Its Kind In Canada
As Canadians, we pride ourselves on our Medicare system. It embodies our shared belief that everyone should have access to health care, no matter what their circumstances. And pharmacare is one of the most important steps we can take to rededicate ourselves to that principle. I remain optimistic that one day we will achieve our goal of a national pharmacare program for all Canadians… I’m proud that our government… is blazing a new path with OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare, the most significant expansion of Medicare in Canada since its creation 50 years ago.
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Author of teen autism memoir grows up but can’t escape heartbreak
… my parents were never in a state of denial about my autism, nor did they ever consign me to a “special needs” pigeonhole. They just strove to help me get better at doing the things I was good at… It seems to be not widely enough recognized that there are positives to be found in the neurologies of people with autism. If the world at large would take a deeper interest in how our brains work and research our uniquenesses — as opposed to focusing on our treatment and cure — we could take pride in our neuro-atypical natures.
Tags: disabilities, featured, ideology, mental Health, participation, youth
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Thousands of under-65 adults with physical disabilities are being forced into Ontario nursing homes: Ministry data
More than 90,000 people spent time in “long-stay” beds in Ontario long-term care homes last fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care… including… more than 2,300 people in their 50s, and about 500 in their 40s. Doctors and residents say they have seen people as young as 21 entering nursing homes, to live with people older than their grandparents. “Essentially it’s a default scenario because there is nowhere that a young person can go for long-term care, except a nursing home,”
Tags: disabilities, featured, Health, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Time for full transparency on pharmaceutical money
Industry funds physician education and helps create free medical textbooks that favour corporate products. These subtle forms of pay-for-play fill out industry’s marketing strategy that includes free lunches for residents and the funding of patient advocacy groups that lobby governments for drug and device approval and funding… transparency helps disentangle fraud from responsible corporate citizenship.
Tags: disabilities, featured, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, privatization, rights, standard of living
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