Tag Archives: community support

Mentorship-programs-for-youth-see-results Mentorship programs for youth see results
By Suzanne Tough and Nicole Letourneau

Those of you who read The Lord of the Flies likely remember when the character, Piggy, broke the glasses of the most vulnerable kid in the group and pushed him to his death.

Re-thinking care for Canada’s aging population

October 23, 2016

As the population ages, there is a growing belief that a tsunami of elderly patients will bankrupt the healthcare system, but evidence shows that this is a misconception.

How can we change the health workforce to serve our aging population?

October 17, 2016

As the population ages, experts say that the current institutional model of care needs to change to better support aging patients.

Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?
By Denis Daneman

We know the further north you are in Ontario, the sparser is the health care, and the further you have to go and the less likely you are to have access.

Can filing taxes be a treatment for poverty? Here’s how doctors are helping their low-income patients

June 15, 2016

While the link between poverty and poor health outcomes is well established, experts say that many health care providers feel unequipped to intervene. Nancy McPherson, a Population Health Analyst, says that one solution is for health practitioners to diagnose and …

Personalized medicine for child health is a distraction
By Nicole Letourneau and Suzanne Tough

Genetics will save the day — at least that’s the message you see pretty much everywhere in the media, and sometimes even in the academic literature.

Why do Canada’s children lag so far behind?

April 21, 2016

A version of this podcast appeared in the Huffington Post In a recent UNICEF report, Canada ranked in the bottom half of the world’s richest countries in overall child well-being and child equality. Experts say that a lack of access …