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Why We Need More Canadian Health Policy in the Media
This free ebook is a compilation of the EvidenceNetwork.ca commentaries published in major newspapers in 2015, written by experts in the health policy field.
Available in Apple, Google, Kindle and PDF formats. [Learn More…]
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Backgrounder: A primer on the legal challenge between Cambie Surgeries Corporation (led by Dr. Brian Day) and British Columbia — and how it may affect our healthcare system
“Medicare,” provides public funding for all medically necessary hospital and physician services. |
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Are you getting the flu shot this year?
Here’s why you should |
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Why ‘frailty’ matters
Addressing the specific needs of Canada’s frail older adults would improve health outcomes and quality of life ― and reduce health costs |
Celebrating EvidenceNetwork.ca’s 5th Anniversary!
By EvidenceNetwork.caEvidenceNetwork.ca is celebrating its 5th year anniversary and we decided to celebrate — with a social media poster campaign featuring quotes from EvidenceNetwork.ca experts, advisors, contributors, supporters and colleagues answering the question: ‘Why EvidenceNetwork.ca?’ Click here to view or download our 5th year anniversary posters.
Background:
EvidenceNetwork.ca was created under the direction of Dr. Noralou Roos, the Founding Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Dr. Sharon Manson Singer, professor, School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, who has since retired from the project. Dr. Roos remains Director and Kathleen O’Grady of Concordia University is the Managing Editor. For a list of all current staff, contributors and advisory groups, please go to Our Team to view.
EvidenceNetwork.ca was established to communicate evidence on key health policy issues to the public and policy makers through traditional and social media. It was timely, making it possible for academics to provide evidence on the complex issues leading up to the 2014 renegotiation of the Canada Health Accord. This focus on communicating evidence on health policy issues has continued. The Director, Dr. Roos, says, “Health policy issues are increasingly complex and are too often taken over by politics and ideology. We thought the best way to serve the Canadian public would be to create an accessible and reliable resource where journalists can quickly find independent experts and evidence on issues as they arise.” Read more on Wikipedia
Funders:
The initiative is funded with a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Research Manitoba and the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation. Additional support was provided by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and in 2016 funding was also received from the Canadian Frailty Network, CIHR, CIHR IPPH, CIHR IHSPR, the Department of Community Health Sciences and the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba, and Research Manitoba.