2019
Toronto-area rapper blames systemic racism for months of misdiagnosis
4 décembre 2019
In 2018, the Canadian Public Health Association acknowledged that “we are all either overtly or inadvertently racist and that the influence of this racism affects the health of individuals and populations” and offered several recommendations for all levels of government and health-care providers, including a complete review of their policies and to provide “system-wide anti-racism and anti-oppression training for all staff and volunteers.”
Alberta private member’s bill to protect doctors’ conscience rights rejected by committee
22 Novembre 2019
Ian Culbert, executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association, welcomed the committee’s vote. He said the proposed bill would have shifted the power of decision-making further away from patients.
“You already have a powerful entity, the doctor, and this is another layer of privilege of power being moved back towards them," Mr. Culbert said.
“If you’re in a rural setting and there’s only one doctor for your population, what do you do in that situation?"
L’influence néfaste de l’industrie de l’amiante
19 Novembre 2019
L’AIC attaque ceux qui s’opposent à l’utilisation de l’amiante chrysotile – par exemple, les Associations médicales du Québec et du Canada, les Sociétés du cancer du Québec et du Canada, les Associations de santé publique du Québec et du Canada, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, la Commission internationale de santé au travail, la Fédération mondiale d’associations de santé publique, l’Union internationale contre le cancer, la Confédération syndicale internationale – et allègue que ces derniers font partie d’une guerre commerciale secrète qui utilise des « astuces » pour discréditer l…
DAY 29: THC-infused edibles and CBD-infused edibles
18 Novembre 2019
An evidence brief compiled by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) states that “cannabis is addictive, though not everyone who uses it will develop an addiction.”
Wildfires, disease, food scarcity: scientists predict a grim century for Canada
13 Novembre 2019
In Canada, The Lancet partnered with the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Public Health Association to release a country-specific policy brief. The Canadian research presented paints a stark picture faced by coming generations, who face the risk of increased wildfires, tick-borne disease and lack of food access in the North.
Should Cleveland declare racism a public health crisis?
30 octobre 2019
They have been in talks with city and county leaders to consider declaring racism a public health crisis. In December 2018, the Canadian Public Health Association made such a declaration, James says, as did Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in May 2019.
Rotary seeking to raise awareness and funds through World Polio Day
24 octobre 2019
According to the Canadian Public Health Association, an estimated 11,000 people in Canada were left paralyzed by the disease just between 1949 and 1954 alone.
Greens prepare for health challenges caused by the climate crisis
20 octobre 2019
In Canada, numerous public health associations, including the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the Urban Public Health Association (UPHN), the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), have flagged increases in climate-related illnesses.
My perspective - Small price, big payoff
18 octobre 2019
The Canadian Public Health Association estimates that between 1949 and 1954, 11,000 Canadians were paralyzed by the disease. The situation started to turn around in 1955, when the Salk vaccine was introduced. Canada had its last major polio epidemic in 1959, when nearly 2,000 patients were left with some degree of paralysis. In 1962, the Sabin oral vaccine was introduced to Canada and widespread vaccination brought polio under control in the early 1970s.
'Most critical problem we're facing:' Medical groups urge climate change action
10 octobre 2019
Buchman's group is one of 22 organizations to have signed an open letter to the parties. Others include the Canadian Nurses Association, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Public Health Association and the Resident Doctors of Canada.