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The Political Economy of Culturally Appropriate Foods in Winnipeg
A Case of Refugee Path Immigrants (RPI’s) Download 1 MB 52 pages Culture, acquired taste and past experience shape people’s food preferences (Adekunle et.al, 2010,…
Fast Facts: Mothering Project – Effective prevention with vulnerable families
“The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a…
Fast Facts: Lived Experience and Perspectives: Women, Mental Health and Housing in Winnipeg
Supportive Housing is an important model on the housing continuum and a positive choice for many people living with mental illness. Whether it is because…
Promising Practices in Long Term Care
Ideas Worth Sharing Download 2.02 MB 86 pages This book reports on the findings of an international team of 26 researchers and more than 50…
Voting to take care of one another
This week my dad will be discharged from hospital in time to vote in the federal election. After receiving exemplary service from palliative care and…
Federal cuts undermining workplace health and safety: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Federal underfunding and understaffing of safety inspectors are putting employees in federally regulated workplaces sector in harm’s way,…
Waiting to Happen
Why We Need Major Changes to the Health and Safety Regime in Federally Regulated Workplaces Download 1.25 MB58 pages This study finds that federal underfunding…
Des changements qui s’imposent
Pourquoi des changements importants s’imposent dans le régime de santé et de sécurité au travail dans les secteurs sous réglementation fédérale Download 1.38 MB64 pages…
Focus on Food to Take Pressure off Health Care System
By some estimates, health care expenditures will account for about 80 percent of provincial program spending by 2030. This means fewer dollars for other priorities. …
Prescription for change: the case for a national drug plan
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The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba
2nd Edition “This 2nd Edition of the Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba is a timely reminder that the health of people is determined more…
Fast Facts: The Conservative Stealth Strategy to Undermine Medicare
The Harper government has a two-fold strategy to undermine Medicare. One part of the game plan is to underfund Medicare creating “shortages” over the medium…
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