Addressing Stigma: Towards a More Inclusive Health System
Posted: 2020-02-25
The Chief Public Health Officer’s Report on the State of Public Health in Canada in 2019 includes information about trends and the need to provide trusted, evidence-based information to Canadians. The report summarizes Canadian health status in terms of mental illness, substance use, tuberculosis, HIV, obesity, vaccine coverage, sexually transmitted infections, youth vaping, youth cigarette smoking and the opioid crisis. The report also addresses stigma that affects health including...