After many years of success, EvidenceNetwork.ca is no longer in operation. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the organization over the past decade including our dedicated researchers, newspaper editors, readers and funders. However, now it is time to move onto new ways of looking at knowledge mobilization and policy. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Sampert at s.sampert@uwinnipeg.ca.

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Basic Income: Just What the Doctor Ordered

What makes people sick? Infectious agents like bacteria and viruses and personal factors like smoking, eating poorly and living a sedentary lifestyle. But none of these compares to the way that poverty makes us sick.

New Panel of International Journalists offers support to journalists covering health systems from around the world

(Winnipeg, MB) Nine health journalists from seven countries are now available as a free resource for journalists covering health systems and health policy issues from around the world.

Apprendre à marcher

J’ai appris à me déplacer sur la terre et dans les bois selon la tradition, telle qu’on l’enseigne aux jeunes Cris des régions nord. L’idée consiste à poser le pied sur le sol délicatement et sans faire de bruit, afin de ne pas perturber les sources de nourriture qui, depuis toujours, représentent cette ligne de démarcation entre abondance et disette.

Notre système de santé est conçu en fonction des médecins et non des patients

Nous avons créé un système pour gérer les maladies et non la santé  Discours prononcé devant les nouveaux diplômés de la Faculté de médecine de l’Université du Manitoba à l’occasion de la réception d’un doctorat honorifique. Une version de ce commentaire est apparu dans La Presse et le Huffington Post Québec  Monsieur le Chancelier, monsieur […]

Le gaspillage induit par les régimes privés d’assurance-médicaments coûte plus de 5 milliards de dollars par année aux entreprises canadiennes

“Le gaspillage induit par les régimes privés d’assurance-médicaments coûte plus de 5 milliards de dollars par année aux entreprises canadiennes.” Le Dr. Marc-André Gagnon, est professeur adjoint à la School of Public Policy and Administration de l’Université Carleton.   Lisez l’article: L’inefficacité de l’assurance-médicaments privée coûte 5 milliards de dollars chaque année aux entreprises  TÉLÉCHARGEZ L’AFFICHE HAUTE-RÉSOLUTION Affiches […]

Four things everyone should know about autism in Canada

Canadian governments have done little to address the crisis faced by autism families across the country. This sentiment was true in 2007 when it was put forward in the cross-party Senate report on the state of funding for the treatment of autism in Canada, aptly titled, Pay Now or Pay Later. And until recently, this sentiment could be used to sum up the role of the federal government which has largely left the crisis up to provincial ministries to manage.

Cinq faits pour mieux comprendre le phénomène d’obésité au Canada

En quelques décennies, le nombre de personnes touchées par l’obésité a augmenté dramatiquement au Canada. L’obésité est considérée comme un facteur de risque pour les maladies chroniques, comme le diabète de type 2, l’hypertension, les maladies cardiovasculaires et certaines formes de cancer. Au Québec, 53 % de la population a un excès de poids. Voilà pourquoi l’obésité […]

Extreme weather events hit most vulnerable

Just off a bustling urban street, in the heart of a middle class Canadian community, I came upon an elderly man wilting in the low lying shrubs, mere feet from heavy traffic and visibility. He appeared unconscious, perhaps brought on by the searing summer temperatures that had pushed the mercury above 30 degrees Celsius.

It shouldn’t matter where you go to school, but for kids with diabetes, it does

Summer is a time to put thoughts of school aside, but some families are already worrying about September. For parents of kids with diabetes, the beginning of each new school year brings not only the usual preparations, but also fears for their child’s health and safety.

Canadians care about healthcare — so why don’t we see more health policy coverage in the news?

For the last thirty years or so, Canadians have repeatedly flagged healthcare as the most important national concern and the issue they want their political leaders to prioritize. Surveys and studies and polls and panels — there have been plenty — all come up with the same finding: Canadians care about healthcare.

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