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Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
October 2023
... varies significantly based on different methodologies and may not fully capture the nature of anxiety in older people, ... social prescribing alone is insufficient to address this issue. Creating genuine social connections in the community ... for general practitioners” ( www.racgp.org.au/afp/2012/september/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy ) ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD
June 2017
... going without food.[ 1 ] Research shows that families may use strategies such as delaying payments for bills or ... impact food insecurity as they cannot address the issue of poverty.[ 4,6,7 ] Physicians can support their ... Food insecurity rose significantly in BC between 2005 and 2012,[ 9 ] and to prevent it from increasing further, action ...
Blog /
BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... explicit shaming of physicians. The so-called evaluations may be based on time spent in the doctor’s waiting room, ... appear to be particularly well attended. The bothersome issue is that neither the good nor the shaming comments are ... commenting about the outcome of their efforts. In a 2012 CMAJ article by Roger Collier, “Professionalism: ...
Blog /
BY: Amanda Lavigne, BScPN
... helps raise awareness of the impacts of stigma and may increase motivation to change stigmatizing behaviors and ... Harms related to substance use remain a top public health issue in virtually every jurisdiction across Canada. In ... Service. Illicit drug toxicity deaths in BC: January 1, 2012 - January 31, 2022. Accessed 7 April 2022. ...