Exactly Faraz! I was shocked at that remark too.
And why can't someone believe that SDoH are where we need to pout
thoughtful engery into planninbg anc change - but also agree that
activity and nutrition to fight obesity is a good thing.
When people take action for their own health -that's fundamental change.
Let's get rid of some ego in this joint cause for good health eh?
Kathi Avery Kinew M.S.W. ,Ph.D.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
On 1/3/11, faraz vahid shahidi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Linda (and SDOH-ers),
>
> It is probable that English is not the first language of this CBC producer.
> Nevertheless, I'm more than certain that the individual in question is
> 'literate' and capable of fulfilling the duties required of them as a
> television producer.
>
> Why does English become the standard against which 'literacy' is measured,
> and the condition upon which employment is predicated? What drives us to
> "lower our expectations" the moment we engage with someone for whom English
> is not the first language. How can we reconcile our position in favor of the
> social determinants of health perspective, while simultaneously making a
> mockery of precisely those populations that suffer from the unfair
> conditions of life highlighted by the SDOH perspective? *Language barriers,
> racism, and xenophobia are social determinants of health.* So why, on this
> of all listservs, do an individual's language barriers become the subject of
> mockery?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Faraz Vahid Shahidi
> Undergraduate, Health Studies, University of Toronto
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Linda Lalonde <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Ah Dennis,
>>
>> You should have had a hint to lower your expectations when she talked
>> about
>> "You comments ... was forwarded" and then asked you to call to "discuss
>> it".
>> I remember a time, not so very long ago, when CBC producers were literate
>> and well-read. Sigh...
>>
>> Linda.
>>
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 1/3/11, Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>* wrote:
>>
>> I just spoke with a very nice CBC producer person below who...
>>
>> 1. never heard of Health Council of Canada
>> 2. Never heard that "lifestyle" factors are not the primary determinants
>> of
>> health..
>> 3. And so on..
>>
>> Please help! :-(
>>
>> Maybe a NICE email to her telling who you are any why we are getting tired
>> of banging our heads against the wall.
>>
>> dr
>>
>> From: "Lu Zhou" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: 01/03/2011 11:59 AM
>> Subject: your comment
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Hello Dennis,
>>
>> This is Lu Zhou from Metro Morning at CBC.
>>
>> You comments on the CBC Live Right Now initiative was forwarded to me.
>>
>> Could you give me a call to further discuss it ?
>>
>> 416-205-5828
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Lu
>>
>> *******************************
>> Lu Zhou
>>
>> Producer, "Metro Morning"
>> CBC Radio One , FM 99.1
>> Phone: 416-205-5828*
>> **http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning* <http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning>
>>
>>
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