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Campaign for Paid Sick Days Launched at Queen’s Park

With the start of flu season, health care providers and allies have made it clear that paid sick days are a matter of public health and equity. On Thursday, November 5th, Health Providers Against Poverty joined the Association of Ontario Health Centres and the Fight for 15 & Fairness for a press conference at Queen’s Park. A public statement with […]

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“Prescribing Income” Seminar at University of Manitoba

Health Providers Against Poverty Founder, Dr. Gary Bloch, will be presenting Prescribing Income: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Mobilizing Doctors to Treat Poverty at the University of Manitoba on November 23, 2015. His idea that health care providers should prescribe money to people with low income as an important health intervention ignited action by HPAP 10 years ago. Now, a […]

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Media Advisory: Health Care Leaders Call on Government to Fix Ontario’s Sick Day Policies

November 3, 2015 Media Advisory: With the Start of the Flu Season Health Care Leaders Call on Wynne Government to Fix Ontario’s Sick Day Policies TORONTO – Marketwired – Nov. 3, 2015 – Representatives from Health Providers Against Poverty and the Association of Ontario Health Centres will hold a press conference at Queen’s Park on Thursday, November 5 […]