We wanted to share this interesting blog post by Cameron Dearlove, which was posted on the Upstream website (http://www.thinkupstream.net/babies_sleeping_in_boxes) and originally appeared on The Community Edition.
The article presents an example of a program from Finland that is universal and showcases how the country’s government invests in early childhood development – the maternity package, which contains supplies all children need in their first year of life. The reader is left with the comparison to Canadian social programs, which tend to be means-tested.
“Today we know that social and financial inequities — particularly the experience of poverty — has a greater impact on our health than our healthcare system, genetics, even lifestyle choices.”