Housing is a powerful determinant of health
By Ted Bruce ACORN Canada is a civil society organization dedicated to eliminating poverty and promoting social and economic justice. The group currently has a project underway to advocate for…
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Op-Ed: How poverty is killing us
By Ted Bruce At the PHABC Conference this year Dr. John Millar PHABC’s Vice President outlined in a key note address some of the key issues related to poverty and…
Is the Media Doing Its Job?
By Ted Bruce Those of us in the public health community often complain about the media failing to highlight key public health issues. We beat ourselves up about not framing…
Where do we go from here? Reflections on the Welfare Food Challenge
By Marjorie MacDonald I have not been blogging for the past three days because I have been so busy with work deadlines and preparations for the PHABC Conference, rapidly approaching….
Ethical healthcare in British Columbia
By Ted Bruce I read with interest the article in The Tyee by Christine Boyle and Seth Klein entitled Imagining a Moral Economy for British Columbia. The article laid out…
Allies and Advocates for Upstream Action
By Dr. Marjorie MacDonald In July 2013, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) released its Town Hall Report called “Health Care in Canada – What Makes us Sick?” [1] Over the…