Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Resources: Social Issues:

  • 2012 HRC Report

    Title:Delivery matters: the high costs of for-profit health services in Alberta.
    Variant Title:A Parkland Report : April 2012
    Author(s):Gibson, Diana|split|Clements, Jill
    Corporate Author: Parkland Institute
    Subject:Health issues – medicare|split|Health issues – programs, services|split|Social services – privatization
    Publisher:Parkland Institute
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2012
    Abstract:

    This report is the second in a new series by the Parkland Institute: Delivery Matters. The first report examined delivery of long-term and continuing care services and provided a solid body of evidence that quality is significantly poorer in investor-owned facilities. Similarly, this report explores the delivery of clinical services, specifically arthroplasty or total hip and knee replacements, through private, for-profit clinics. It includes a case study of Calgary’s Health Resources Centre (HRC) that specifically examines the cost, quality, access and other implications of expanding this form of provision and places it in the context of national and international research. It also examines a wait-list reduction pilot project, the Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Project, which includes for-profit and not-for-profit providers, allowing for a comparison of the two models.(Taken from Introduction)

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.02 HEALTH/2012 HRC-Report.pdf

  • fACT Sheet — Race and Racism in Edmonton (September 2012)

    This fact sheet looks at concepts and statistics with respect to race and racism in Canada and Edmonton.

    ESPC Documents/Fact Sheets/fACT sheet_racism.pdf

  • 2011 Shift Aboriginal Project

    Title:Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence: research in the Calgary aboriginal community.
    Author(s):Wells, Lana|split|Goulet, Sharon
    Corporate Author: University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work
    Mahegun Tails Inc.
    Subject:Indigenous peoples – health, welfare|split|Women – sexual assault, violence against women
    Publisher:Centre for Criminology and Justice Research
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Statistics show that aboriginal women are at significantly higher risk of spousal violence and spousal homicide than non-aboriginal women (Statistics Canada, 2006). This corresponds to international research which indicates that aboriginal women face significantly higher risk of exposure to violence (VicHealth, 2007).While there are some programs to address domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, there are very few examples of primary prevention initiatives targeted at/with this community, with even fewer having been evaluated (VicHealth, 2007).

    Using an Aboriginal community development perspective, this research project explored the following research questions: 1. What exists in the current literature on meanings and definitions, risk and protective factors, and prevention intervention strategies within the area of domestic violence and urban Aboriginal communities? 2. What services currently exist locally (Calgary) for urban Aboriginal peoples experiencing domestic violence? 3. What is the state of readiness within the community of Calgary to address this pressing social issue from a primary prevention perspective? 4. How can domestic violence be defined from an Aboriginal perspective?

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.12 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE/2011 Shift-aboriginal-project.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Medicine Hat

     

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Medicine Hat : 2011]
    Corporate Author: Public Interest Alberta
    Subject:Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Women – poverty
    Publisher:Public Interest Alberta
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Series:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta
    Material Type:Fact Sheet

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 Low-Wage-Workers-Alberta-and-Medicine-Hat.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Lethbridge

     

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Lethbridge : 2011]
    Corporate Author: Public Interest Alberta
    Subject:Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Women – poverty
    Publisher:Public Interest Alberta
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Series:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta
    Material Type:Fact Sheet

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 Low-Wage-Workers-Alberta-and-Lethbridge.pdf

  • 2011 Rights Review

     

    Title:Rights in review
    Corporate Author: Canadian Council for Refugees
    Subject:Immigration – refugees
    Publisher:Canadian Council for Refugees
    Place of Publication:Montréal
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    The Canadian Council for Refugees believes in treating refugees and immigrants fairly and honourably. Decisions made need to be fully independent. And our policies and practices need to be affordable – for refugees and immigrants, and for Canadians. This document measures how Canada is meeting the needs of refugees.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F06 IMMIGRATION/2011 rights_review.pdf