A recent study published by Queens University in Kingston, Ontario reveals that workers whose absences from work are due to unpredictable illness-related disabilities are the most challenging to accommodate. The Canada-wide study was conducted with 25 employers from a range of business sizes and sectors to identify why employers hired persons with intermittent work capacity […]Continue readingEmployer perspectives on accommodating workers with episodic illness
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Alberta releases addiction and mental health strategy
In September 2011, the Government of Alberta released an addiction and mental health strategy entitled “Creating Connections: Alberta’s Addiction and Mental Health Strategy.” The strategy’s overall vision is to become the best, with healthy communities promoting mental well-being, enabled by a comprehensive, coordinated, and compassionate addiction and mental health system. Five goals shape the strategy: […]Continue readingAlberta releases addiction and mental health strategy
Child and youth mental framework for Canada
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has published “Evergreen: A Child and Youth Mental Health Framework for Canada”. Arising from a recommendation from the Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the MHCC, Evergreen’s purpose is to support the MHCC in its national mandate and to provide a framework of values and strategic directions for […]Continue readingChild and youth mental framework for Canada
Mental Illness Awareness Week
This is Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 2 – 8, 2011), dedicated to raising awareness and reducing the stigma associated with mental illness in Canada. The campaign is coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) and this year, celebrates five leaders in the mental health field who have spoken about […]Continue readingMental Illness Awareness Week
Chronic disease could cost trillions for the global economy (UN)
In September of 2011, the United Nations convened a high-level summit to address the problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during a two-day event in New York. NCDs will cost the global economy $47-trillion (U.S.) over the next 20 years, according to a new study commissioned by the World Economic Forum. Included in the NCDs are […]Continue readingChronic disease could cost trillions for the global economy (UN)
Patients released from emergency departments without assessment (USA)
A national retrospective study of adult Medicaid recipients in the USA found that patients who presented in emergency departments (ED) due to self-harm were more likely to be discharged back into the community, than to an inpatient facility. Furthermore, these patients were often discharged without receiving a psychiatric evaluation and did not receive referrals to […]Continue readingPatients released from emergency departments without assessment (USA)
Later-life depression and dementia (USA)
Researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle have found that depression occurring after age 50 years (termed later-life depression) is associated with an increased risk for dementia. More than 2000 subjects from Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative were enrolled in a study that recruited people from 1994 to 2004. Participants were aged 65 years or older […]Continue readingLater-life depression and dementia (USA)
Workshop presents the ups and downs of coping with inequality
A presentation kit developed by Vivian Labrie and produced in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, uses escalator metaphors to drive home the challenges in overcoming inequalities. Using examples such as “overcoming poverty is like trying to go up the down staircase,” the workshop kit offers opportunities for people to share […]Continue readingWorkshop presents the ups and downs of coping with inequality
NHL Conference call for abstracts
On June 4 and 5, 2012 the Canadian College of Health Leaders and the Canadian Healthcare Association are co-hosting the National Health Leadership Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This conference is the largest gathering of health system decision-makers from across the country, covering topics that include the challenges and opportunities of health care today. A […]Continue readingNHL Conference call for abstracts
Trans Health Connection launched
Rainbow Health Ontario, a program of Sherbourne Health Centre, has recently launched a new program called, “Trans Health Connection” (THC) aimed at improving the capacity of the provincial health care system to meet the needs of trans people. THC now provides a mentorship program for health providers (such as physicians, nurses, social workers and therapists) […]Continue readingTrans Health Connection launched