Health Voices Tag: social determinants of health

Speaking Out On Inequities

By Ted Bruce The health care establishment occasionally shows glimmers of awareness that the greatest contributors to health are social determinants. We even see the Canadian Medical Association speaking out about poverty…

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…

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…