- The three Canadian Social Determinants of Health that are addressed in relation to how it might impact my ability to meet the recommendations are education, stress and income. As what I have said, the reason why I consumed less dairy products when recording my 3 day intake was because of the appearance of my pimples. However, if I have more knowledge and understanding of how my body works, then I would know that it was not the intake of dairy products that instigates my pimples, but stress. Being educated also means adapting more sophisticated skills to evaluate how behaviors I adopt might be harmful or beneficial to my health. Furthermore, if I was educated that ingesting dairy products, then I could have not limited myself from consuming…
“Voices within Canada: Of hockey, Medicare and Canadian dreams” written by Stephen J. Toope questions what we want to be as Canadians as we approach our 150th birthday. Toope is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and is well qualified to question our country’s dreams as we approach an intimidatingly stormy future. To his audience of Canadians of all ages, Toope questions if current Canadian state is the best that can be done. Should hockey and Medicare be the defining features of a country that has sustained democratic rule for so long? He approaches the topic immediately with an emotional appeal to Canadians that motivates the audience to seek answers for what they believe in.…
Canada has progressed as a country because of the social, political, and economical changes throughout the events during the interwar years. Many events also had a long lasting impact and greatly influenced Canada. The Great Depression, autonomy and independence, and women’s rights, altogether changed Canada socially, economically, and politically. The Great Depression resulted in a substantial economic struggle and a change in government which essentially led to an impacting change on Canada.…
The Ryerson report, is made up of multiple components in regards to the improvement of the educational system. The one component that is far more vital than the others is proper teaching within the education system. This paper is not stating that the other components do not have any value, but without proper teaching, all of the other components are meaningless. All of the components within the report have value, but without the proper implementation in the school system, they will have little effect on the students. To successfully implement the changes within the Ryerson report, competent teachers are needed.…
This paper summarizes findings in comparing the standard of living among 5 countries including: Canada; the United States of America (USA); Australia; the United Kingdom (UK); and Sweden. The seven criteria explored were: Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP); Inflation; Unemployment Rate; Average Life Expectancy; Literacy Levels; Crime Index; and Household Net Income (after taxes). Using the data collected, this paper will provide a discussion as to which of the 5 countries have the highest standard of living and why this determination was concluded. Standard of living is defined as, “The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.” (cite….).…
A country cannot be prosperous if it does not treat its citizens the same. There are many methods used to protest inequality such as rallies, riots, and walkouts. None of them are as effective as when the people who are deemed “lesser” are needed during times of crisis. A crisis pushes differences aside and lets the “lesser” portion of the population be equal for the time being, this being exactly how the roles of women changed in Canada during the Second World War. The 1940’s were a time period to change gender roles, and with the desperate reality of war, women were needed more than ever.…
“There is no such thing as a model or an ideal Canadian,” (Pierre Trudeau). Although Canada, as a nation, states that they have certain values that are followed by everyone, it is difficult to live perfectly by them due to human nature and differences. Canada does have core values though, of peace, health care and equality. Peace is a preeminent Canadian value and it is written all over the country’s history. From the beginning of the formation of Canada, people who deem themselves Canadian’s have always shown their value of peace.…
Income: If one’s income is within the lowest income bracket, then they have a higher chance of having high blood pressure because they are less likely to pay for the medication required to treat the disease. That being said, although Canada provide free health care system, many medications for treating hypertension still requires some amount of money to buy. “Only 47% of Canadians in the lowest income bracket rate their health as very good or excellent, compared with 73% of Canadians in the highest income group” (Public Health Agency of Canada, What Makes Canadians Healthy or Unhealthy?). People, who are more wealthy, have the financial capability of keeping their health condition under control; while those within the lower income bracket will…
I agree that there will always be health disparities. Even if everyone has the same access to health care, there will always be those who do not take care of themselves or who end up with diseases that are out of their control. It is sad that only those with money get the proper health care needed regardless of the outcome. The same is true when I was growing up in Jamaica, if citizens did not have finances they were not able to go to the doctor. Many have died because they could not afford treatment.…
When Residential Schools Began 1870s Federal government and Plain Nations both wanted to have schooling for Aboriginal youth Aboriginal adults assumed schooling systems would help their youth transition into the new dominating society (European-Canadians) successfully in 1867 the British North America Act and in 1876 the Indian Act was published the acts obliged the government to provide education for Aboriginal youth and teach them to be economically self-sufficient government teamed with Christian missionaries to have Aboriginal youth convert religion the first 3 schools were built in 1883 in the Prairies residential schooling was most prominent in the 1930s with 80 institutions Roman Catholic church managed ⅗ of the schools Anglican church…
Canadian Index of Wellbeing – Environment When looking at the wellbeing of Canadian citizens there are more factors than simply the economy that need to be addressed, this is done through the Canadian Index of Wellbeing. This serves as a comparison between Canada’s gross domestic product and one of the other factors displayed in the index to analysis the wellbeing of Canadian citizens. While the GDP is an important measurement of how Canada is doing in terms of the economy, Canada’s wellbeing cannot be determined by the state of the economy alone. There are other factors that have a significant effect on the lives of that need to be acknowledged when considering health and wellbeing.…
The Social Epidemic of Inequality in Canada: Gender Inequality Through the years, social stratification of Canada has progressed and altered by cultural changes and social changes in society (Cummings et al. 2017). Gender inequality is a prevalent form of social stratification of Canada that engages oppression and marginalization (Cummings et al. 2017; Rushowy 2018). In the early 1900s, the acknowledgment of women as persons was established by the women’s suffrage movement (Strong-Boag 2016). This movement cultivated a pathway of equity for women since society was patriarchal at the time, but today gender inequality still impacts the lives of women including those of various ethnic backgrounds (Strong Boag 2016; Canadian Press 2018; Cummings…
A healthy body is important to everyone regardless of their gender, thus, in order to maintain a healthy and able body, a person needs to receive good health care. Taking into account women, they too need good health care in order to take care of their body, and there are many factors that either hinders the development of good health care for women or improve their access to high quality health care. One factor that prevents women from getting the best possible health care are the numerous determinants of health, which have various impacts on various individuals. Health Canada recognizes several determinants including income and social status, physical environment and health services (Unit 1 20). Income plays an important role when it comes…
It is a fact that changes in factors affect the course of events, from human behavior to economic activity. Applying this notion to the U.S. economics means that any change in educational conditions will affect labor market, eventually looping back to those original conditions. At the same time, education influences people’s living arrangement, finances, and health. Giving people better and higher education is in American society’s, in its whole, better interest in…
There are many countries in the world that represent high or low quality of life. Quality of life means a general well-being or happiness of a person or society, as measured by meeting basic needs. There are many aspects of a country that can be looked at to see if that country has a high or low quality of life. For example, seeing if everyone there is treated the same or people getting treated better than others, also known as equality or inequality. Also, finding information about their indicators or measurements or seeing who they are trading with.…