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Minding the Health Gap in Saskatoon – March 13

Minding the Health Gap in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

March 13, 2012, 1 pm – 3 pm

Saskatoon Farmer’s Market

414 Avenue B South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Please RSVP:  lena.ens (at) saskatoonhealthregion.ca or 655-4679

Speakers include: Senator Hugh Segal, Dr. Jennifer Cushon, Vanessa Charles and Dr.Cory Neudorf (moderator)

Saskatoon Health Region has been investigating unfair and avoidable health differences in Saskatoon. Many of these health differences are the result of root causes such as poverty.

This event aims to promote public awareness about these health differences in Saskatoon, and encourage open dialogue about next steps for addressing these health differences, including poverty. We hope you are able to join us.

We will assist with transportation and childcare costs for people living on no or low incomes. Please contact Lena Ens if this applies.

Youth advocates launch BC child labour study

 “Youth advocates launch BC child labour study” By Katie Hyslop February 1, 2012 03:41 pm

Child and youth advocates launched a provincial survey of young workers today in an effort to cumulate data on British Columbia’s most “vulnerable” workforce

http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Labour-Industry/2012/02/01/Youth-advocates-launch-BC-child-labour-study/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=020212

Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising

This OECD documents discuss some of the key reasons why income inequality exists and is rising. Divided We Stand, Why Inequality Keeps Rising, Main Findings and Divided We Stand, Why Inequality Keeps Rising, Inequality in Emerging Economies. Also check out their “Traffic Light” table, where people can compare how well their country is doing in 6 inequality and 4 redistribution indicators. It can be found here: http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,3746,en_2649_33933_49147827_1_1_1_1,00.html#COUNTRY_NOTES   Scroll down the page and click on “TRAFFIC LIGHT Summary Table.”

Regina Urban Aboriginal Strategy Coffee House report

On January 17, 2012 the Regina Urban Aboriginal Strategy released the Coffee House Report based on discussions about homelessness and housing.  The Regina Urban Aboriginal Strategy, in partnership with the Collaborative City held the Coffee House Conversations from September 2010 to March 2011 with the objective of raising awareness of the issue in the city of Regina. Coffee_House_Homelessness_Report-1[1]

There’s no contest when it comes to CEO compensation

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ annual look at CEO compensation looks at 2010 compensation levels for Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs and finds they pocketed an average of $8.38 million in 2010 – a 27% increase over the average $6.6 million they took in 2009.

Even in these turbulent economic times, the average of Canada’s CEO Elite 100 make 189 times more than Canadians earning the average wage.

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/updates/there%E2%80%99s-no-contest-when-it-comes-ceo-compensation

Poverty: A Huge Cost to Our Health-care System

“Poverty: A Huge Cost to Our Health-care System” by Megan Yarema, Canada Without Poverty. Huffington Post, posted: Jan 16, 2012 04:16 PM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/megan-yarema/canada-health-care-transfers_b_1209145.html?view=screen

“While the debate on the future of the CHT has garnered media attention in the past few weeks, little commentary is surfacing on the funding of the CST, which directly impacts programs that benefit people with low-income.”

Action for Neighbourhood Change

The federal government initiated program, Action for Neighbourhood Change was a unique learning initiative that explored and assessed approaches to locally-driven neighbourhood revitalization that can enhance the capacity of individuals and families to build and sustain strong, healthy communities. It ran from spring 2005 to spring 2007. Regina participated in this program 2006-2007, North Central and Core communities were involved. http://www.anccommunity.ca/Regina.html

Working with local residents, not-for-profit agencies and public and private sector partners, Action for Neighbourhood Change combined local resources in new ways to develop creative locally-based solutions for sustainable community development and neighbourhood revitalization.

The Regina project is described at the website above. The Regina United Way was a strong supporter of the project