Good to see that this made into one of the Toronto Star's stories on healthcare.
Now, if it was repeated 100,000 times like the fruits and vegetables messages
that get peddled in the media we could make some progress with public
understanding!

http://thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1022099636762&call_page=TS_CodeZero&call_pageid=1021928995749&call_pagepath=GTA/CodeZero&col=1021928995604

                "Twenty or 30 years ago, health experts tried to get everyone
jogging or
                 butting out. Today, health policy is dominated by a recognition
of the links
                 between ill health and income inequality, poor early childhood
development
                 and social isolation. This "population health" approach argues
there has been
                 too much money spent on "illness care" -- as in hospitals --
and not enough
                 on the broader determinants of health, such as adequate
nutrition for children
                 and, subsequently, better education.

                 There is a growing belief that focusing on the individual was
often too
                 judgmental. For some people, cigarettes may be life's only
pleasure; for a
                 lonely senior, the bottle the most loyal companion.

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