/channels/taxonomy/term/5447/all en /channels/channels/news/understanding-covid-19-burden-tvo-september-29-2021-333864 <p>Dr. Frank Elgar, Professor at the Institute for Health and Social Policy and at the Department of Psychiatry spoke with <em>TVO's The Agenda.</em></p> <p style="margin-left:40px"><em>"</em><span>We quickly learned from the onset of the pandemic that people in lower-income socioeconomic groups were taking on a greater burden, with risk of exposure and the greater incidences of COVID-19 deaths. Frank Elgar, a professor at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and Canada Research Chair in Social Inequality in Child Health, has uncovered the reasons why income equality leads to poorer health outcomes."</span></p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:52:06 +0000 webfull 173636 at /channels /channels/channels/news/trust-and-income-inequality-fueling-spread-covid-19-325184 <p>Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries. Greater economic inequality is also associated with COVID-19 mortality.</p> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:47:49 +0000 webfull 164102 at /channels /channels/news/we-need-talk-about-school-start-times-265256 <p> Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:24:41 +0000 webfull 124315 at /channels /channels/news/dr-frank-elgar-associate-professor-dpt-psychiatry-quoted-usa-today-and-telegraph-225549 <p><strong>USA Today: Each family dinner adds up to benefits for adolescents</strong></p> <p>Click link below to read full article:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/24/family-dinner-adolescent-benefits/2010731/">www.usatoday.com</a></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong>The Telegraph: Family meals have calming effect on troubled teenagers</strong><br /><br />Click link below to read full article:</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:28:48 +0000 webfull 95332 at /channels /channels/news/family-dinners-reduce-effects-cyberbullying-238575 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 20:00:57 +0000 webfull 104926 at /channels /channels/news/socioeconomic-differences-adolescent-health-widens-241526 <p>Health inequalities in young people have grown alongside socioeconomic disparities between the rich and poor. Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:18:16 +0000 webfull 107954 at /channels /channels/news/youth-violence-global-scale-256857 <p>Most comprehensive look at youth violence on a global scale Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:32:08 +0000 webfull 114125 at /channels /channels/news/canada-children-back-pack-among-rich-nations-260446 <p>A <a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">new report released today</a> by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child well-being in the world’s most affluent nations, including Canada. While progress in reducing child well-being gaps has been modest overall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom third when measured against other rich nations. (<a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">UNICEF</a>)</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:54:55 +0000 webfull 118264 at /channels