State of BC Health - August 2020
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Your monthly update from the BC Health
Coalition
UPDATE We’re Hiring: BC Health Coalition Campaigner
The BC Health Coalition is looking for an experienced campaigner to work with coalition members and communities across BC to build a movement dedicated to strengthening public health care in BC. You can see the job posting HERE.
TAKE ACTION End For-Profit Seniors Care in BC
Right now, 79
per cent of Canada’s COVID-19 deaths are connected to long-term care
facilities and make up the majority... of deaths in BC. Many seniors
lost their lives too soon and their families have been left to pick up
the pieces. This tragedy lays at the feet of for-profit
companies because by under-employing workers at low wages in order to
maximize profit, care workers were forced to cobble together hours by
working at multiple locations. As we now know, this patchwork system
turned out to provide the ideal conditions for the spread of the
virus. Take
Action
OPINION Drug Decriminalization: A Necessary Response to COVID-19
We write with urgency in light of two unprecedented public health emergencies. As the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis sweep across Canada, there is a pressing need to adopt evidence-based measures that uphold the health and safety of people who use drugs, and we are asking that you use the tools at your disposal to decriminalize simple drug possession immediately. Read More
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- Calling all Health Care Workers in Victoria! Laid Off Hotel Workers are fasting to protect 50,000 job and need your support. The Government had to shut down the tourism industry. Now, the tourism industry wants the Government to give them $680 million. But the Government hasn't given any worker a legal right to get their jobs back as businesses reopen. You can support these workers by helping checking vitals or being available by phone during the on-going protest. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.
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Our friends at Sanctuary Health protested the government’s decision to clawback MSP coverage, resulting in the government partially reversing their decision. However, many migrants still lost coverage on July 31st.
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Alberta's bill to privatize health care could affect the rest of Canada. The legislation erodes public delivery of health care by allowing for much greater corporate involvement, encourages corporations to use public funding to cross-subsidize private-pay (uninsured) services, and sets the stage for significant privatization including acute care, diagnostic imaging, labs, and primary and community care services. Read more
- Out-of-Pocket Costs for Rural Residents When Traveling for Health Care. The Centre for Rural Health Research in collaboration with four rural community members including the Rural Health Network administered a survey for rural BC patients on their out-of-pocket costs when traveling outside of their home community for health care demonstrating the high financial and psychosocial costs. Read more here
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