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High-Tech Babies... Exploring New Challenges to Human Dignity
This paper offers a catholic perspective on what the options are for couples faced with fertility issues.
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Public Policy > Health
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Catholic Organization for Life and Family
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2009
Fitness of Canadian Adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Health Measures Survey
This article is an examination of fitness tests which show that many adult Canadians face health risks due to their suboptimal fitness levels.
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Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada
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January 2010
Fitness of Canadian Children and Youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey
This study shows that there has been a decline in fitness and a rise in obesity among Canadian youth since 1981.
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Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada
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January 2010
Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Families of Children with Disabilities in Canada
This report looks at the issues that a families face when raising a disabled child.
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Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division
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September 2008
Quality of Life As defined by people living with schizophrenia & their families.
This paper reports on the quality of life of people with schizophrenia and the family they live with.
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Public Policy > Health
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Schizophrenia Society of Canada
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January 2009
Life Satisfaction of Working-Age Women With Disabilities
This article looks at disabled adult women in Canada ages 25 to 54, measuring life satisfaction accross three main levels; daily activity, quality of relationships and health.
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Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada
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March 8, 2010
Normal Breast Physiology The Reasons Hormonal Contraceptives and Induced Abortion Increase Breast-Cancer Risk
This article provides the detailed physiology and data that elucidate the mechanisms through which induced abortion and hormonal contraceptives increase breast-cancer risk.
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Public Policy > Health
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Catholic Medical Association
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August 2009
Work-life Balance of Older Workers
This article examines the work–life balance among workers age 55 years and over.
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Category:
Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada
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October 2009
Social Fact Sheet
This fact sheet examines Canadian population estimates, religious attendence, health indicators other demographic information.
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Category:
Public Policy > Health
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Statistics Canada
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08/21/2010
Substance Abuse in Canada: Youth in Focus
This report contains five articles by different authors pertaining to Canadian youth substance abuse, in specific at-risk subgroups.
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Public Policy > Health
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Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
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September 2007
Euthanasia and Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study
This study of 138 terminally ill cancer patients in the Netherlands with a life expectancy of less than 3 months found that people with depression were 4.
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Public Policy > Health
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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September 9, 2007
Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life
This study examined a novel intervention, dignity therapy, designed to address psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients.
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Public Policy > Health
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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August 20, 2005
It's About Access! Informing the Debate on Public and Private Health Care
This paper notes some of the significant challenges currently facing Canada’s health care system and offers policymakers a number of suggestions such as a review of public-private funding to provide Canadians with timely access to sustainable care.
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Public Policy > Health
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Canadian Medical Association
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June 2006
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