As negotiations for an international pandemic treaty get underway, public engagement is in the best interests of Canadians. Here is how the federal government is consulting affected populations.
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The Albanese government has promised a centre for disease control. Its main focus has to be health equity for disadvantaged groups.
The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists that pressured politicians and companies to put patients over patents.
Prejudice and stigma can discourage the communities most affected by infectious diseases from seeking care. Inclusive public health messaging can prevent misinformation and guide the most vulnerable.
Systemic social issues affect vaccine access and acceptability. Yet, the term ‘vaccine hesitancy’ overlooks this, reducing the multiple factors that affect vaccine uptake to individual-level choices.
Time is running out to expand an agreement to relax patent rules on COVID vaccines. Members of the World Trade Organization should broaden its scope to treatments and tests.
If we want people with complex care needs to prioritise their health, cutting patient fees, providing flexible hours and paying attention to their social circumstances would be a good start.
Children and youth in care are more likely to have experienced trauma that can affect future health. A comprehensive, trauma-informed health strategy for these children and youth is long overdue.
Appalachia has one of the highest rates of oral health problems per person in the US.
Overcoming the access barriers and biases that underrepresented and underserved communities face could not only improve research participation but also improve care.
The omission of growing evidence that Māori, and Māori women in particular, have worse health outcomes after HIV infection could derail New Zealand’s elimination plans and exacerbate disparities.
During spring and summer, as more people consider exercising outdoors, a trauma- and violence-informed approach to physical activity can help ensure equity, inclusion, safety and access.
For people who struggle to meet their basic needs, it will take a lot more than simple psychological exercises to flourish. It will take systemic change.
People living in poverty or disadvantage are three times more likely to die from COVID than the wealthy.
On the surface, sober months like Dry January and Dry February are great. But we need to broaden the discussion around how privilege and policy impact one’s relationship with alcohol and other drugs.
Governance structures that provide opportunities for people to contribute to decision-making would also enhance people’s abilities to control important factors in their life.
Addressing racial and ethnic health gaps is becoming even more important as the US population continues its shift toward a minority-majority nation.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
Black American women have disproportionate HIV infection rates – in part because of systemic and structural racism in the health care system.
Canada’s largely private dental care system exacerbates inequalities and is a barrier to integrating oral health with general health.
Top contributors
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Associate professor, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
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Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professorial Fellow, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Toxicology, Equity and Inclusive Practice, Director of Impact and Innovation, University of East London
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Director, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health; Executive Director, Southeast Idaho Area Health Education Center, Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University, Idaho State University
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Professor; Co-Director, Centre for Health Systems and Technology, University of Otago
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Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology and International Development, University of Sussex
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Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
