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Some of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone

By Laura Stymiest with Elizabeth Lee-Ford Jones Comments Off on Some of the most complex needs of my patients stem from poverty and not disease alone , , , , , , ,

A young girl is referred to a paediatrician’s office for inability to pay attention in the classroom. The child’s teacher is concerned she has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and possibly, a learning disability.

Child poverty a Canadian problem

By Elizabeth Lee Ford-Jones Comments Off on Child poverty a Canadian problem , , , , , , ,

UNICEF’S most recent report on child well-being in rich countries ranked Canada 17 out of 29 countries assessed. Sadly, this isn’t news. The House of Commons resolved to eradicate child poverty in 1989, but in late 2013, Statistics Canada reported that 967,000 children in this country still lived in low-income homes.