Think Upstream Project
Thinking upstream means looking at the social determinants of health
Think Upstream is a project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives National Office. We’re working with a growing network of people who recognize that social, ecological, and economic conditions shape people’s health and the wellbeing of our communities. We call these the social determinants of health.
Your newsroom for social determinants of health
- Budgeting for well-being
- Public health and health equity
- A poverty reduction plan
- The determinants of health
- An inclusive economy
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Social resources for Canadians impacted by COVID-19
Lists of social resources covering food supports, housing, legal advice, social isolation and support around domestic violence (updated May 25, 2020) here:
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COVID-19 is showing how interconnected we are
Maybe the reality of COVID-19 hasn’t fully sunk in; it’s challenging to grasp the implications of this novel coronavirus.
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What I learned in the emergency room
“Income is one of the major drivers of health and wellbeing,” he says.
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Let’s talk mental health and Millennials
As a Millennial in university dealing with the pressure of academic deadlines, I’m especially curious about how the social environment can impact the mental health…
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The conversation I’d like us to have on Bell Let’s Talk day
“Why treat people and send them back to the conditions that made them sick? We need to treat people, but we need to address the…
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Plan B: democratizing the economy
The thing about doing laundry is that it’s never-ending. Just when you get three loads done, you think: that should do it for the month. Four…
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Do you live in a healthy city?
Think Upstream Plan B podcast host Ralph Benmergui went live at the beautiful Roxy Theatre in Saskatoon to consider what it takes to build healthy…
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Plan B: Canada’s gig economy
The longer governments ignore those things it ends up costing us more later on. It costs us when we have seniors living in poverty, or…
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The importance of the young voter: IMO, YOLO
For the first-time ever, Millennials and Generation Z make up the biggest population in the election this year. If we have a huge turnout at…
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Populism in Canada: can we talk?
“[T]he bottom 90% of Canadians … are making in constant dollars the same wages we did in 1980. As we move up the ladder ……
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Our health should be an election issue
First, health care is a provincial responsibility under the Constitution, so the federal government plays no real role in managing Canada’s various provincial and territorial…
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