Health and Wellness

Why Health and Wellness are important to poverty reduction: Access to mental health support services and other health services, support to overcome addictions, food security, sports and recreation, and the ability to meet basic needs are fundamental to living a dignified life. This aspect of the poverty reduction strategy will also focus on the social determinants of health.

Health and Wellness Research and Resources:

• Poverty and Health: Low income families at increased risk of illness
• More evidence that poverty harms kids’ health
• Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts
• World Health Organization – Health and Poverty
• What makes Canadians healthy or unhealthy?

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