State of BC Health - July 2021
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Your monthly update from the BC Health Coalition
UPDATE What's happening with national standards for long-term care?
If you found yourself outraged, devastated, and in grief at the loss of life in long-term care during the pandemic, you may be wondering what is happening with Prime Minister Trudeau’s promise to create national standards. The short answer is that the federal government’s actions to date are little more than superficial delay tactics.
A recent poll by Angus Reid confirms that a great majority is seeing through Trudeau’s empty promises, with three quarters of respondents saying they doubt any significant change will happen in the next five to ten years. Yet 58% of respondents support the federal government getting directly involved in long-term care, and 75% believe a major system overhaul is needed. 60% want to see private for-profit care phased out. Clearly, we want and need clear commitments to legislated and enforceable national standards that eliminate profit... in long-term care. Click here to read about what's happening with national standards and find out how you can take action and to ensure Canada gets national LTC standards with some teeth.
TAKE ACTION
Hilton Metrotown Sit-in for Hotel Workers
No one should lose their job just because of the pandemic. On Aug. 5th, join fired and locked out hotel workers and women leaders in the labour movement for a sit-in at the Hilton Metrotown to urge the hotel to bring workers back to their jobs. Click here for more details.OPINION Evidence is clear climate change is the top threat to our health
"The pandemic has demonstrated that people are capable of doing so much to support each other’s health. We can and must take immediate action now to avert climate disaster".
Read this op-ed by Dr. Samantha Green, a CAPE Board Member and a family physician in Toronto, and faculty lead in climate change and health at the University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine.
PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS, UPDATES, & RESOURCES
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- After Years of Denial, BC and Vancouver Commit to Gathering Race-Based Data. COVID-19 has highlighted the damage done when governments fail to gather information on policy impacts. Read more HERE.
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- Low-cost housing, child care and health clinic to 'lift women out of poverty' in Port Coquitlam. The child care and health care services will be available to all residents of Port Coquitlam not just Alex residents, and will help meet the health and child care needs of the entire city, council was told. Read more HERE.
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- Mental Health Response Teams Yield Better Outcomes Than Police In NYC, Data Shows. "This is great news. A smarter approach to public health and public safety. A smarter use of resources. And the evidence — from Denver to New York — shows that responding with care works". Read more HERE.
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- Leaving No One Behind in Long-Term Care: Enhancing Socio-Demographic Data Collection in Long-Term Care Settings. Read the full report by National Institute on Ageing & Wellesley Institute HERE.
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- ‘Why Didn’t We See Them?’ Race, Poverty and the Missed COVID Deaths. Report says pandemic claimed far more lives than publicly reported, but health officials say the findings should be taken ‘with a grain of salt.’ Read more HERE.
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- Lack of trained healthcare providers puts sexual and gender diverse people at risk. 5-year health equity study reveals major gaps in data, knowledge and practice. Read more HERE.
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