I say Epidemic – You say Fear Mongering
By Ted Bruce Debates on public health issues are a staple of life. Unfortunately, they often involve a false dichotomy. Those promoting individual choice argue that public health advocates are…
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The fight for democracy is a public health fight too
By Dr. Trevor Hancock A couple of weeks ago I was in Manchester for the International Conference on Urban Health, and spent a couple of hours at the People’s History Museum….
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…
Healthy Corporate Citizen Award
Corporations are an ever increasing part of our lives not just through the products and services they produce and provide, market and sell but through their involvement in shaping society…
Advocacy is Not Always Popular
By Dr. Trevor Hancock Public health is political – always was, always will be. Ideologically, we believe in the collectivity, in using the power of the state to manage, control,…
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…