Health Voices Tag: british columbia

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…

Great Ideas Have Long Lives

By Ted Bruce The election is over and, as they say, the hard work starts. The spin doctors, backroom strategists, pundits and pollsters take a break and the world of…

Health Officers Council release report on health inequities in BC

By Dr. Victoria Lee Today, the Health Officers Council of BC (HOC) released an updated report on Health Inequities in BC.  Analyses of life expectancy in British Columbia (BC) by…