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Tuesday, Jan 10 2012
Canada is home to more than one million people who identify themselves as Aboriginal: 60% as First Nations, 33% as Métis, 4% as Inuit and 3% as people with more than one identity, according to the 2006 Census. Aboriginal people account for 3.8% of the total population of Canada.
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Tuesday, Mar 15 2011
Summary of CFNU’s 13th MP Breakfast: Long-Term Care in Canada: Status Quo No Option February 8, 2011
Dignity should be afforded to every human being. It is the goal of many dedicated caregivers (formal and informal; paid and unpaid) to provide this to their clients, patients, residents and loved ones. The nature and needs of the population have shifted, but the system has not kept up...
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Tuesday, Feb 8 2011
Compassionate and quality care for Canadian seniors and people with chronic conditions is a moral imperative. They are our parents, grandparents, neighbours, friends and will someday be us. Long-Term Care in Canada: Status Quo No Option is a series of frank conversations with experts from across Canada about the state of our long-term care health system. The picture is emerging of a system...
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Tuesday, May 25 2010
Summary of CFNU’s MP Breakfast on the G8/G20 and HIV/AIDS
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Canada is hosting the G8/G20 Summit this year, where a primary focus will be on maternal and child health. Prime Minister Steven Harper has expressed that: “As hosts, our government will have considerable say over the agenda. It will be a tremendous opportunity to promote Canada’s...
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Tuesday, Nov 17 2009
MPs from all parties, senators and health care stakeholders came to hear Mario Possamai, Senior Advisor to the SARS Commission, speak on pandemic preparedness.
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Tuesday, Nov 17 2009
The precautionary principle was the topic of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions 11th Breakfast for MPs.
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Sunday, Mar 29 2009
The topic of the tenth Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Breakfast for MPs was “Closing the Aboriginal Health Gap.”
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Friday, Feb 8 2008
Health care remains a priority on the minds of Canadians but yet there are few discussions about the actual forces shaping the health of the population. Nonetheless, there is an abundance of evidence that suggests that the social determinants of health, i.e. socio-economic indicators such as affordable housing, social equality, education, etc., are equally or more important to health status than...
