Browsing by Subject "Poverty"
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Canada's "Healthy Living Strategy"
(2011)While the economic market offers us the opportunity to earn income and allocate spending towards health, not everyone has the equal amount of resources to access these opportunities. Thus, just distribution of resources ... -
Canadian Children Worse Off, Healthwise, Than Those in Other Nations
(2010)The living conditions that lead to large health disparities among Canadian children are themselves shaped by a larger, Neoliberal agenda. -
Canadians Living with Diabetes and in Poverty Are at High Risk
(2013)Canadian individuals living in poverty and who also have T2DM are at high risk for adverse health outcomes. Social welfare does not provide sufficient assistance to allow them to successfully manage their disease. They ... -
Changes to Housing and Income Policies Threaten Women's Health
(2011)Public policy changes with regards to housing and income can have serious effects on a person’s health. The most vulnerable to these effects include lone parent families. Lone parent families led by men are just as vulnerable ... -
City Dwellers Redefine What It Means to Be a Citizen
(2008)This research may help policymakers and community groups to better understand the needs of city dwellers in Canada. It highlights the benefits of continued activism and rights reform by citizens. Policymakers who are ... -
Community Based Finance Assists Community Capacity Building
(2010)Low-income Canadians need access to better financial education and small loans for business incubation, skills training, and income smoothing. -
Do Welfare Reforms Make Abused Women Safer?
(2007)Welfare reforms over the last decade have sustained, and even enhanced, the power of abusive men. -
Economic Globalization Creates a Poverty Trap
(2012)Economic globalization is a core cause of poverty. Global institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank are controlled by the richest countries, and use their power to oppress developing nations. -
Ending the Cycle: Incarceration, Reintegration, and Discharge Planning. A Case Study of the John Howard Society Reintegration Centre
(2016)A growing trend persists in the Canadian criminal justice system—inmates cycle through correctional facilities to homelessness and re-offend, resulting in subsequent periods of incarceration. The prison door revolves; ... -
Environmental Justice Is Not Possible Without Women's Voices
(2012)Environmental justice cannot occur without engaging those who are the most affected. This includes women, who act as leaders in the community to support change. -
Hallelujah I'm a bum
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Hallelujah I'm a bum
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The Health Bus Delivers Innovative Healthcare to the Urban Poor
(2008)Services like the Health Bus need to be continued and expanded. Bringing healthcare staff into vulnerable communities gives many users a chance to bond with the healthcare staff. This helps break down traditional barriers ... -
Homeless People and Welfare Recipients Suffer Under Restrictive Laws
(2008)Homeless people and social assistance recipients have the same goals as the rest of the population. Current laws only reinforce the stereotypes about the poor and homeless as lazy, unmotivated, and prone to crime. Welfare ... -
Homeless People Need Stable Employment and Coordinated Services to Climb Out of Poverty
(2008)Before any successful employment, the homeless need stable and secure housing. Employment programs for the homeless should be designed to help with all of the barriers that homeless people face in getting a stable job. The ... -
Homeless Youth Need More Than Low-Paying Employment to Succeed
(2008)Most homeless youth do not lack the motivation to work and do not prefer a criminal lifestyle to a law-abiding one. Homeless youth see deviant and criminal activities as a short term economic necessity for survival rather than ... -
Homelessness Is a Symptom of Poverty and Government Failure
(2010)Homelessness, most of the time, is not a choice or the result of mental illness – rather homelessness is caused by a lack of income and housing. Homelessness therefore should be seen as a social, not an individual, problem. -
How Can Consumers Make Healthy Eating Choices?
(2012)“Nudging” consumers towards healthy food is not fully effective in getting people to eat well. A lack of education or a lack of income play a role in unhealthy food choices. -
Income-Assisted Single Mothers and Their Experiences with PTSD
(2013)The impact of trauma on the PTSD of income-assisted single mothers is not lessened depending on their area of residence. Instead, their experiences differ according to where they live. -
Individuals' History of Low Income Is a Key Determinant of Type 2 Diabetes
(2013)People who experience low income status are at a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.