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List of References and Links:

References

Adler, N.E., T. Boyce, M.A. Chesney, S. Cohen, S. Folkman, R.L. Kahn and S.L. Syme. 1994. Socio-economic status and health: the challenge of the gradient. American Psychologist 49:15-24.

Advisory Council on Health Infostructure. 1999. Health Infoway: Paths to Better Health. Health Canada Cat. H21-145/1999E. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services.

Battle, K. 1999. Incomes and outcomes. Canadian Journal of Public Health 90:366-367.

Breen, M.J. 1998. Promoting literacy, improving health. In Canada Health Action: Building on the Legacy. Papers Commissioned by the National Forum on Health, Volume 2 (Determinants of Health - Adults and Seniors), 43-86, Sainte-Foy, Québec: Éditions MultiMondes.

Canada. Health Canada. 1994. Strategies for Population Health: Investing in the Health of Canadians. Ottawa: Health Canada.

Canada. Health Canada. 1998. How Does Literacy Affect the Health of Canadians? Cat. H39-444/1998E, ISBN: 0-662-27114-9, Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. 1999. A new measure of economic well-being. Applied Research Bulletin 5:1-2.

Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. 2000. High risk factors behind poverty and exclusion. Applied Research Bulletin 6:1-3.

Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. 2000. Poverty would be cut by two-thirds if all adults worked full time. Applied Research Bulletin 6:3-5.

Canada. Statistics Canada. 1999. Low Income Cut-offs. Catalogue No. 13-551-XIB. Ottawa: Minister of Industry.

Canada. Statistics Canada. 2000. Family income, 1998. The Daily, June 12. Statistics Canada. Ottawa.

Canada. Statistics Canada and Human Resources Development Canada. 1996. National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 89-550-MPE, no. 1, Ottawa.

Canada. Statistics Canada. Health Canada and Canadian Institute for Health Information. 1999. Statistical Report on the Health of Canadians.

Canada. Statistics Canada, Human Resources Development Canada and the National Literacy Secretariat. 1996. Reading the Future: A Portrait of Literacy in Canada. Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 89-551-XPE, Ottawa.

Canadian Public Health Association. 1997. Health Impacts of Social and Economic Conditions. Ottawa.

Canadian Public Health Association. 1997. Health Impacts of Social and Economic Conditions: Implications for Public Policy. Canadian Public Health Association Board of Directors Discussion Paper. Ottawa.

Clark, W. 2000. 100 years of education. Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 11-008, Ottawa.

Crompton, S. 2000. 100 years of health. Canadian Social Trends 59:12-17.

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Web Sites

Federal Government

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research.
Government of Canada. Canadian Rural Partnership
The Partnership is about operating within the federal government to ensure that federal programs, policies and activities provide support to rural communities.
Health Canada: Aging and Seniors
Health Canada. Canadian Health Network
CHN is Canada's national network of health information providers. This site gives you easy access to health information you can trust from over 600 organizations across Canada.
Health Canada: Office of Rural Health
Health Canada. Population Health
Information and the nature of population health are provided.
Statistics Canada
Homepage for Statistics Canada.

Provincial/Territorial Government

Government of Alberta. Department of Health. Health and Wellness
Government of Manitoba. Health Department
Government of New Brunswick. Health and Wellness
Government of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Department of Health
Health & Social Services
Northwest Territories
Health and Social Services
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Health and Social Services
Ontario
Health and Long-term Care
Quebec (available in French only)
Health and Social Services
Yukon
Health and Social Services

Other

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
ASH is a registered charitable society headquartered in Edmonton; it is one of western Canada's leading tobacco control agencies
Airspace Action on Smoking and Health
This site is of a British Columbia citizens organization working towards the reduction of tobacco use
Brandon University. Rural Health Research Group. Determinants of Health of Rural Populations and Communities
This three-year project is an innovative, interdisciplinary research project coordinated through the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
British Columbia Ministry of Health: Tobacco Facts
You'll find lots of resources, tools, information, downloadable posters, and graphic pictures on this site
Calgary Health Region Tobacco Reduction Web Site
Smoking and Tobacco information
Canadian Dental Association
The Canadian Dental Association is the authoritative national voice of dentistry, dedicated to the representation and advancement of the profession, nationally and internationally, and to the achievement of optimal oral health
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Information of the health of patients and our national health system
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Home page for nonprofit organization whose mandate is to improve the health of Canadians.
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
CNA is a federation of 11 provincial and territorial nursing associations representing more than 110,000 registered nurses
Canadian Public Health Association
This website includes several articles and position papers which examine income and health relationships
Canadian Study of Health and Aging (University of Ottawa)
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Lakehead University site)
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Laurentian University site)
Dalhousie University. Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre
The AHPRC is currently supported by the Faculties of Health Professions, Medicine, and Dentistry at Dalhousie University, NHRDP, the Departments of Health in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Manulife Financial.
Health Services Utilization and Research Commission of Saskatchewan
Information about the Saskatchewan's health system
Le Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé (GRIS) (available in French only)
McMaster University. Faculty of Social Sciences. Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population
SEDAP is a multi-disciplinary research program funded primarily by SSHRC and centered at McMaster University. It involves 28 academics from five universities. The program runs from Jan 1, 1999 to Dec 31, 2003.
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
Organization of Canadian physicians who share the reduction of tobacco-caused illness through reduced smoking and reduced exposure to second-hand smoke
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD)
The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) is one of Canada's most authoritative voices promoting better social and economic security for all Canadians.
United States Government. United States National Institutes of Health
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
University of Manitoba. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Community Health Sciences. Aging in Manitoba Longitudinal Study
University of Northern British Columbia. British Columbia Rural & Remote Health Research Institute
The British Columbia Rural & Remote Health Research Institute at the University of Northern British Columbia was established in 2001, in response to accumulating evidence of compromised health status and quality of life among rural, remote and northern populations.
University of Victoria. Centre on Aging
The Centre on Aging at the University of Victoria is a multidisciplinary social science research centre established in 1992. Our mandate is to promote and conduct basic and applied research throughout the lifespan.
 
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