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Health Equity - British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

(Just Now) WebHealth equity exists when all people can reach their full health potential and are not disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation or other socially determined …

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/prevention-public-health/health-equity

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Key Health Inequalities in Canada

(3 days ago) WebReducing health inequalities in Canada is a complex undertaking and remains an important challenge for our public health agenda. A key step in addressing this …

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/science-research/key-health-inequalities-canada-national-portrait-executive-summary/key_health_inequalities_full_report-eng.pdf

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Government of Canada helps to address health and social …

(3 days ago) WebCOVID-19 public enquiries: 1-833-784-4397. Today, John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale - Langley City, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, …

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/06/government-of-canada-helps-to-address-health-and-social-inequities-in-british-columbia.html

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Addressing rural and Indigenous health inequities in Canada …

(5 days ago) WebBackground. There are persistent health and wellness inequities across multiple domains including rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Canada.1 One …

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e048053

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Pandemic has increased health-care inequity for Indigenous …

(Just Now) WebTop stories from British Columbia COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising as B.C. records 849 new cases and 1 more death What you need to know about B.C.'s …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-health-care-indigenous-women-healthcare-1.5995790

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Province provides update on work addressing racism in B.C. health …

(1 days ago) WebA new Anti-Racism Data Act was introduced as a step to dismantle systemic racism and discrimination faced by Indigenous, Black and people of colour. Data …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0226-001827

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Key Health Inequalities in Canada - Public Health Association of BC

(2 days ago) WebThe report is a product of the Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative, a collaboration among the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Pan …

https://phabc.org/key-health-inequalities-in-canada-a-national-portrait/

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Reducing health inequities: the contribution of core public health

(5 days ago) WebWithin Canada, many public health leaders have long identified the importance of improving the health of all Canadians especially those who face social …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-550

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Province acts to address Indigenous racism in health care - BC Gov …

(1 days ago) WebIn response to a recommendation made in the In Plain Sight report, the HPOA received royal assent in the B.C. Legislative Assembly on Nov. 24, 2022, with provisions …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0123-001561

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Barriers like racism, distrust may be main cause of health-care

(Just Now) WebUsing data from the Canadian Community Health Survey — an annual countrywide survey created by Statistics Canada — from 2015 to 2020, the new study …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/indigenous-women-health-care-inequities-1.6949274

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B.C. Social Determinants of Health Standards - Gov

(9 days ago) WebThe Government of British Columbia Social Determinants of Health Standards (Standard) aims to provide consistency and guidance for social determinants of health (SDOH) …

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/health-information-standards/standards-catalogue/bc-social-determinants-of-health-standards

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Understanding Indigenous health inequalities through a social …

(2 days ago) WebFor further information or to obtain additional copies, please contact: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) 3333 University Way Prince George, British …

https://www.nccih.ca/Publications/Lists/Publications/Attachments/10373/Health_Inequalities_EN_Web_2022-04-26.pdf

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B.C.’s Guiding Framework for Public Health - Province of British …

(Just Now) WebBC’s Guiding Framework for Public Health (PDF, 5.7MB): The Guiding Framework document was originally released in March 2013, and was updated in March …

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/health-priorities/bc-s-guiding-framework-for-public-health

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Supporting and improving Indigenous-led health care for First …

(9 days ago) WebThe Government of Canada transferred control of First Nations health operations in British Columbia to the First Nations in the province 10 years ago, …

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2023/04/14/supporting-and-improving-indigenous-led-health-care-first-nations

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PHSA report - health inequities - Health Officers Council of BC

(8 days ago) WebBC’s public health community and the wide variety of stakeholders interested in addressing health inequities. PHS003-019. These types of unavoidable …

https://healthofficerscouncil.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hoc-health-inequities-in-bc-final-nov-18-08.pdf

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What is the health impact of COVID-19 among Black communities …

(3 days ago) WebEthnicity and COVID-19: An urgent public health research priority. Lancet, 395(10234), 1421–1422. 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30922-3 [PMC free article] Public …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9769461/

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Taking action to help people the focus of final - BC Gov News

(1 days ago) WebThe final legislative session for the 42nd parliament delivered action to help people in B.C. with new laws and measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PREM0027-000762

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Monitoring changes in health inequalities through time: A scan of

(2 days ago) WebAn analysis of how to monitor changes in health inequalities through time. (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba), “Atlantic” Canada (New Brunswick, …

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/science-research-data/monitoring-changes-health-inequalities-scan-international-initiatives-rapid-review-scientific-literature.html

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Indigenous public health advocates share strategies for …

(3 days ago) WebIn a candid discussion hosted by University of British Columbia’s Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health, Indigenous public health advocates Eryn Braley and …

https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/indigenous-public-health-advocates-share-strategies-for-dismantling-colonial-structures/article_b9466168-e0ee-50bc-b720-410a6b86f1dc.html

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Challenges in health equity for Indigenous peoples in Canada

(3 days ago) WebCanada's health-care system, like the country itself, is a complex entity. As the two papers in The Lancet's Series on Canada1,2 make clear, the country's health …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30177-6/fulltext

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Canada’s oral health and dental care inequalities and the Canadian

(1 days ago) WebHowever, it is important to note that, in Canada at least, inequalities in oral health and disease indicators, such as untreated dental caries or dental pain, are greater …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-023-00800-6

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Brainstorm Health: How COVID exposed the inequalities in health …

(4 days ago) WebHow COVID exposed the inequality in our health care system: ‘Now is the time of reckoning’ Calif., on Monday, just over a year after the federal COVID-19 …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/21/brainstorm-health-equity-dei-diversity-inclusion-covid-19/

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Court upholds B.C.'s COVID-19 health-care vaccine mandate

(5 days ago) WebProvincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry had first imposed the orders on all workers in B.C. health-care settings in October 2021. The order was renewed in 2022 …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-vaccine-mandate-bc-1.7205763

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The federal government addresses health inequities across Canada

(1 days ago) WebThe Intersectoral Action Fund addresses complex public health challenges. December 21, 2023 Ottawa, ON Public Health Agency of Canada. Health inequities …

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2023/12/the-federal-government-addresses-health-inequities-across-canada.html

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BC health advocates demand return of mandatory masks in …

(5 days ago) WebBy: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer In response to April’s removal of mandatory mask mandates in healthcare settings, BC’s health advocacy group DoNoHarm BC, …

https://the-peak.ca/2024/05/bc-health-advocates-demand-return-of-mandatory-masks-in-healthcare/

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Health authorities welcome back 142 health-care workers - BC …

(1 days ago) WebHealth authorities and Providence Health Care (PHC) have brought more than 4,600 workers back into the public system. This comes after almost 20 years of these …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0035-000453

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Public health expert lambasts UK government as fund to tackle

(7 days ago) WebOne of the UK’s leading public health experts has attacked the Conservative government’s record on health inequality, expressing hope that the next …

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/article/2024/may/14/michael-marmot-legal-general-public-health-fund-inequality

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HPV vaccine slashes cervical cancer rates across society

(2 days ago) WebIn 2021, the same research team, led by Professor Peter Sasieni, found that offering the HPV vaccine to girls aged between 12 and 13 prevents almost 9 in 10 …

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/05/16/hpv-vaccine-slashes-cervical-cancer-rates-across-society-health-inequalities/

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Province transformed ambulance system, record number of - BC …

(1 days ago) WebVictoria. The Province has transformed ambulance services with close collaboration with the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and CUPE …

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HLTH0066-000754

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It’s time to recognise the link between housing and health

(Just Now) WebGet 2 months for $2.00. Become a subscriber. Every week, we investigate cases like this where the intimate link between housing and health is present, but absent …

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/public-health/2024/05/housing-public-health-healthcare-homes-inequalities-ombudsman-richard-blakeway

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