Mar 22, 2010 Health Providers and Anti-Poverty Advocates Urge Government To Maintain Special Diet Today, 18 organizations issued an open letter to Minister Meilleur, calling for her commitment to maintain the Special Diet Allowance. This supplement is available to people on social assistance with health problems, and can make a big difference in their ability to afford food […]
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Feb 4, 2010 Health Providers Against Poverty is quite concerned about a directive issue by the Minister of Community and Social Services that allows front line social service workers to invalidate the medical opinions of physicians as provided on Special Diet Allowance forms. This not only undermines the medical profession, but also threatens the dignity […]
Community Development and Recreation Committee City of Toronto Feb 15, 2007 To The Community Development and Recreation Committee: I am a nurse practitioner working in downtown Toronto. I work primarily with low income individuals and families on social assistance, people living in poverty. I write to you today as a member of Health Providers Against […]
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