Marjorie’s Welfare Food Challenge – Day 2
By Marjorie MacDonald Keen to stay on track today, I started the day with a shopping trip – choosing the grocery store that I know is generally cheaper (but the…
Health Voices Category: Poverty and Health
Marjorie’s Welfare Food Challenge – Day 1
By Marjorie MacDonald Because I had forgotten to sign up for the challenge in advance I did not do any real preparation. This was a huge mistake. I had not…
The Welfare Food Challenge
By Marjorie MacDonald Last year about this time, I was at a research team meeting in Richmond that included several academic researchers from various BC universities and representatives from each…
Income Inequality “No Big Deal” according to Economists
By Diana Daghofer In North America, the Occupy movement cast the spotlight on an issue that has been the focus of grave concern around the world – income inequality. So…
Need We Say More
By Ted Bruce Need we say more? Apparently yes. The evidence on the impact of low income on health such as that described by Dr. Patricia O’Campo just keeps piling…
Is The Living Wage a Public Health Issue?
By Ted Bruce While browsing on-line news recently, I stumbled across an article about protests by American fast food workers and their poverty level wages. I was reminded of calls for…