Network, Fall 2010
Volume 26, Number 2
IN THIS ISSUE: Guest Editorial: Overcoming disparity – Chronic Disease Prevention and Management – One More Thing on Their Plates – Going to the Experts: Peer Support and Chronic Disease Self-Management – Why Peer Support Is Like a Box of Chocolates – Restoring Pride, Restoring Well-Being – Active Recovery – Feed the Body, Feed the Mind – The Stress of Food Bank Food – Confronting Metabolic Syndrome – Research Snapshot – Gold Standard
Guest Editorial
Overcoming disparity
Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Rethinking our approach to chronic disease and mental health
One More Thing on Their Plates
The social determinants of health must play a key role in how we approach chronic disease
Going to the Experts: Peer Support and Chronic Disease Self-Management
Mental health peer supporters are the perfect people to provide chronic disease self-management support
Why Peer Support Is Like a Box of Chocolates
The gift of peer support is a treat suitable for all occasions
Restoring Pride, Restoring Well-Being
Aboriginal diabetes prevention and management needs to reflect the effects of history and current reality
Active Recovery
The Minding Our Bodies project helps organizations deliver physical activity and healthy eating programs
Feed the Body, Feed the Mind
Collective action and a variety of strategies are needed to address the crisis of food insecurity
The Stress of Food Bank Food
A personal reflection on the psychological effects of a food bank diet
Confronting Metabolic Syndrome
Service providers in Durham Region support people with mental illness who also have metabolic syndrome
Research Snapshot
Obesity and mental illness
Gold Standard
Chronic disease prevention and management opportunities are all around
Re: Cover
Lisa Walter, Untitled (oil pastel on Mylar), 2009. Reproduced by permission. This work appears in the Being Scene 2010 art exhibit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.