Tag: 2013
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Letter to Premier Wynne Calling For $14 Minimum Wage
Jan 28, 2014 To Premier Kathleen Wynne; Re: Health Benefits Of Ensuring That Minimum Wage Is Always Above Poverty Line Together with hundreds of healthcare providers represented in the Health Providers against Poverty network, many Community Health Centres, and Ontario nurses across Ontario, we call on your leadership to create a benchmark policy on minimum wage to […]
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CBC The Current: Prescribing Money To Treat Low-Income Patients
Nov 27, 2013 Research shows that medical care accounts for only 25% of health outcomes, while the social determinants of health, including income, education, housing, food security, and immigration status, account for around 50%. This is why Toronto physicians, Dr. Gary Bloch and Dr. Julia Morinis, have started treating poverty as a disease. They screen […]
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Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultation
Oct 3, 2013 Poverty and Inequality – Blueprint For A Sicker Ontario Submission by Health Providers Against Poverty KEY MESSAGES Poverty and income inequality are key determinants of health. For individuals to attain good health, they require adequate income as well as safe and secure housing. Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) has achieved some noteworthy […]
Health Providers Against Poverty 