CMA holding town hall at Mohawk College
By MOLLY HAYES
A Spectator series has once again inspired national discussion about health care.
The Canadian Medical …
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2012: Hamilton Community Foundation VITAL SIGNS Report
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2012: Living and learning
Mixed-income neighbourhoods lead to better schools and higher achievement, research shows
By TERI PECOSKIE
In the words of Paul Johnson, Hamilton’s director of neighbourhood …
2012: All together now
Poverty or income inequality – whatever you call it, coming up with solutions is a shared responsibility
By STEVE BUIST
That sums up the challenge …
In Code Red areas, the plan is theirs
By EMMA REILLY
Ask David Derbyshire about the phrase “Code Red Neighbourhood” and he’s quick to tell you what he thinks.
“We hate it, ” …
What lies behind the BORN and Code Red projects?
A reminder that a just society should be caring, prosperous
By PAUL BERTON
“Poverty, ” said Mahatma Gandhi, “is the worst form of violence.”
It …
BORN: Moms, babies are a smart investment
EDITORIAL
What is it going to take? How much more evidence is needed before we – society, policy-makers and governments, too – act on what …
DAY 3: Healthy babies, healthy happy neighbourhoods
It will take an interconnected response to tackle the complex issue of teen moms, poverty and low birth weight babies
By STEVE BUIST and TERI …
DAY 2: Born small and up against it all
The number of babies born with low birth weight, both in Hamilton and across Ontario, remains a persistent problem that cries out for a solution.…
DAY 1: Mothers too soon
Groundbreaking analysis exposes relationship between poverty and teenage pregnancy
By STEVE BUIST and TERI PECOSKIE
Picture the narrow sliver of Hamilton’s inner city that …
