Health

Frameworks of Integrated Care for the Elderly: A Systematic Review

May 2, 2008
In a literature review prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Margaret MacAdam of the Canadian Policy Research Networks examines articles and papers that study comprehensive models of integrated or coordinated care.

Voluntary Sector Roles in Public Health

April 25, 2008
Many voluntary sector organizations are known for their work in delivering health-related and social services such as nutritious breakfast programs, early childhood development, aid to new Canadians and recreational programs for children and youth.

The Taming of the Queue V

April 25, 2008
Efforts continue across the country to reduce wait times for medical procedures.

The Private Sector within the Public Healthcare: The French Example

April 25, 2008
In Quebec, as elsewhere in Canada, the issue of what role should be entrusted to the private sector in the provision of health care services is especially problematic.

Single-Payer Health Care for Maryland: Two Analyses

April 18, 2008
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) of Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Maryland Public Policy Institute of Rockville, Maryland partnered in a joint evaluation of the proposal for a universal health care system in Maryland, providing both a Canadian and American prospective.
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Health Care in Crisis: The Drive for Health Reform in Canada and the United States

April 18, 2008
The latest issue of One Issue, Two Voices published by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Canada Institute looks at the Canadian and American health care systems.

Canada's Health Care System

April 18, 2008
Canada's publicly funded health care system is dynamic -- reforms have been made over the past four decades and will continue in response to changes within medicine and throughout society.

A New Annex to the Canada – U.S. Air Quality Agreement

April 18, 2008
The March issue of the Border Policy Brief, published by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute, focuses on the imminent creation of a new annex to the Canada – U.S. Air Quality Agreement.