Friday, May 28, 2010

Low-income Canadians have more heart attacks

Canadians who live in low-income neighbourhoods are more likely to have a heart attack than their wealthier counterparts, a new report indicates.

But their quality of care in hospital seems to be about the same, finds a new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Almost 67,000 Canadians landed in hospital due to a heart attack in 2008-2009.

For more infomation, please visit: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20100528/heart-attacks-100528/
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

National Wear it Pink Day- May 27th!

May 27, 2010 is National Wear It Pink Day, a celebration of our commitment in the battle to end women’s cancers! Embrace your inner pink-ness and declare it a day for our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends everywhere! Wear PINK and show your support!

For more information, please visit: http://to10.endcancer.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=10_wear_it_pink_day
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

New South Asian Health Equity Report

“A Diagnosis for Equity: An initial analysis of South Asian health inequities in Ontario” is a new report on South Asians and Health Inequities.

Over the past two years, the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) has worked closely with community providers and other stakeholders to build a strategy to promote health equity for South Asian Communities in Ontario. This work included consultations with close to 150 participants from over 60 organizations and key expert interviews.

A Diagnosis for Equity combines the findings from these consultations with a scan of existing research to show that South Asian communities in Ontario experience health disparities that are symptoms of social inequity. This exploratory report indicates that these disparities must be addressed through coordinated community-based action that challenges the social determinants of health, like racialization and poverty, and puts forth recommendations for action.

For more info feel free to contact Keerthy: Keerthy@cassa.on.ca or 416-932-1359 x 12, or visit http://www.cassaonline.com/index3/
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The Regional Diversity Roundtable is hiring! Deadline May 24th

The Regional Diversity Roundtable is a network of organizations and institutions committed to
building inclusion and diversity competence that results in the institutionalization of equity in their core values, structures, workforce, policies and services. They are currently hiring a Program Assistant. Deadline is May 24th and the competition is open to youth aged 15-25.

For more information, please contact:
Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh
Coordinator, Regional Diversity Roundtable
sume@regionaldiversityroundtable.org
P. 905 457 7288 ext 236 F. 905 454 0767
www.regionaldiversityroundtable.org
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Blog Author Change

Please note that Sheela Subramanian is no longer the author of this blog.... please contact Alina Chatterjee at healthequity@scaddingcourt.org for more information.
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Did you know that Monday May 17th was the International Day Against Homophobia?

The International Day Against Homophobia, held on May 17 every year, is a rallying event offering an opportunity for people to get together and reach out to one another. Fondation Émergence promotes, mainly on a pan-Canadian level, the International Day Against Homophobia and encourages organisations and individuals to highlight this event in their environment.

For more information, please visit: http://www.homophobiaday.org/
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