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Poverty Reduction: Poverty as Public Health Problem

Poverty Reduction: Poverty as Public Health Problem

September 14, 2016 at 12:01 pm

Is there a link between poverty and public health? “Definitely,” says Monika Dutt, a family doctor and medical officer of health with the Nova Scotia Health Authority in the CBRM. “It’s always been there, but I think now there’s more and more evidence to really show there is a clearRead More

Poverty Reduction: Ending the Payday Loan Cycle

Poverty Reduction: Ending the Payday Loan Cycle

August 17, 2016 at 12:01 pm

I’ve been reading a document from the Tamarack Institute this week. It’s called 10—A Guide for Cities Reducing Poverty and it was presented during the Cities Reducing Poverty: When Mayors Lead conference in Edmonton in February. I borrowed CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke’s copy. (JUST KIDDING! He didn’t attend. I haveRead More