Tag Archives: public health
Indigenous Obstetric Evacuation: Harmful but Risky to Resist
Kim Dreaddy analyzes the policy of mandatory obstetric evacuation in Indigenous communities within the context of the history of colonization.
Listen to Public Health Experts about Fluoridation
Juliet Guichon notes that public health specialists, rather than unqualified opponents, are the experts when it comes to the safety and benefits of water fluoridation.
Canada’s Biggest Health Problem: Indigenous Health
Alison Reiheld calls attention to André Picard’s assertion that Indigenous health is currently the most urgent issue in Canada.
Paid Sick Days: The Better Way
Kelly Holloway describes how changes to business practices concerning sick days can be beneficial for workers’ health and the economy.
Margaret Lock Offers Dementia’s Realism Instead of Hope
Cynthia Martin writes that unlike cancer’s new push to accelerate treatment (recently launched under the banner Cancer Moonshot2020), there is no Alzheimer’s MoonShot2020.
Impact Ethics 