Health risks and the importance of labelling
Bill S-254 would amend the Food and Drugs Act to require a warning label on alcoholic beverages.
Canada needs urgent solutions to address burnout among health-care workers
Canada’s health workforce is being pushed to the breaking point under the accumulated weight of years of resource constraints.
Compassion fatigue, moral distress and moral residue facing health-care providers
This is not a call for yet another report on how to fix a health-care system which appears to be collapsing under the weight of unrelenting demands at a time of decreasing personnel and financial resources. It’s a call for a new kind of sustained commitment.
Without a foundation of gender equality, health infrastructure everywhere will continue to crumble
Health workers, especially women, reported high levels of burnout and moral distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many leaving the field all together.
Accelerating interoperability is key to reducing strain on Canada’s health-care system
Interoperability improves continuity of care, collaboration between and among health care providers, and patient access to their health information.
Black communities miss out on public health benefits that community hubs offer
Community centres led by ethno-cultural communities not only offer these benefits, they also provide a safe space for community members to share and preserve their history and culture and obtain culturally appropriate support services, contributing to the community’s health and wellbeing.
New health deal needs transparent monitoring and evaluation process to make sure health-care outcomes improve
Canada must provide timely, equal, and equitable access to resilient, safe health care while being accountable to the public.
Health Policy Briefing
Canada Disability Benefit needs to be hefty enough to lift Canadians with disabilities out of legislated poverty
The Canada Disability Benefit would provide regular income support to Canadians with disabilities aged 18-64 years, supplementing provincial or territorial disability assistance. The benefit could provide people with disabilities enough income to lift them out of poverty, but this can’t happen until Parliament passes Bill C-22.
Naturopathic medicine continues to be an emerging answer to Canada’s health-care concerns
Including naturopathic doctors in publicly funded primary health-care settings could be an achievable strategy to fill gaps in staffing and advance the movement toward individualized holistic care. But, to accomplish this, there must be collaboration with governments to improve access to and coverage of the services NDs provide.
