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aboutGood Health is Good Business
Health begins in the everyday spaces of our lives. Check out this great infographic from The Public Health Institute.
"A healthy, thriving workforce makes for a healthier business. Investing in health improves productivity and makes businesses stronger."
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What costs more: Child care or university tuition?
This month's Hennesey's Index takes a look at the dollars Canadians shell out for child care.
To illustrate just how difficult it is to afford, child care rates are stacked up against average university tuition dollars. The results may surprise you!
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What happens when low-wage workers suddenly get a living wage?
When we start thinking health in upstream terms, we can see the implementation of a living wage as a long-term investment in the well-being of our communities! Read about the impact of a living wage for 5 of the 1,400 World Resort Casino employees who went from earning $10 an hour...
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Failing Economy, Failing Health
“It’s quite stunning we haven’t been hearing more about this...“We talk about poverty and inequality resulting from the recession, but we do not take the next step. We do not extend that logic to the effects on health.”
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Daddy Track: The Case for Paternity Leave
How "daddy days" make for healthier families and more equal work-places - Liza Mundy makes the case for paternity leave in The Atlantic: "But here’s what men may not realize: While paid paternity leave may feel like an unexpected gift,...
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How poverty is killing us
John Millar and Laurel Rothman for iPolitics.ca on how poverty affects the health of us all, with those living in poverty bearing the brunt of it. "Here’s what the evidence tells us. The stress of worrying about the...
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What the world can teach Canada about building better daycare
Via The Globe and Mail. "If Canada really wants to help its families juggle work and kids – and rescue them from a child-care system defined by wait lists, poor quality and fees as high as mortgage payments – the country can borrow from the best, Sweden,...
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It is expensive to be poor
Fantastic #longread from Barbara Ehrenreich, writing in The Atlantic: "It’s time to revive the notion of a collective national responsibility to the poorest among us, who are disproportionately women and especially women of color. Until that happens, we need to wake up to the fact that...
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Growing demand on need to tackle income inequality
So, what’s a fair wage ratio between the highest paid employee and the lowest? A disturbing but fleeting fact graced the news of the day on January second this year. As of 1:11 PM on January 2nd, top CEO compensation had exceeded what the average Canadian worker would earn...
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