Dear Ken
We would be very interested in any work that you are doing related to
addiction issues in post industrial areas -- such as Cape Breton. I am
forwarding our website link to a recent report w e have completed on
Injection Drug Use in the Atlantic Region.
Let me know if it is of any help.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/atlantic/news/index.html
Environmental Scan of Injection Drug Use, Related Infectious Diseases,
High-risk Behaviours, and Relevant Programming in Atlantic Canada. 2006.
By San Patten
127 pages
Description
This comprehensive report examines injection drug use and related issues in
Atlantic Canada. It describes the extent of injection drug use and the
problems associated with it; identifies characteristics and trends among
sub-populations and provinces; and examines the programs, services, and
policy responses targeted to people who inject drugs. The information in
the report was obtained from pre-existing reports and data sources as well
as numerous interviews with both key informants and injection drug users in
the four Atlantic provinces.
The report concludes that the Atlantic region has made significant progress
with respect to provincial and regional initiatives to address harms
associated with injection drug use. Provincial governments, health
authorities, and community-based organizations are together providing a
wide variety of addictions services from substance abuse prevention to
rehabilitation. Atlantic Canada also has a strong research infrastructure,
with major centres leading the field in examining addictions and risk
behaviours associated with HIV and hepatitis C. Progress has been made in
understanding more about the needs of people who inject drugs, largely due
to the needs assessment efforts of several community-based organizations in
the region.
At the same time, injection drug use remains a serious issue in Atlantic
Canada, as do many of the social and economic inequities underlying drug
use. Many barriers to harm reduction persist in many parts of the region.
The report identifies trends and gaps, in both programs and policies, that
could inform future planning in areas such as corrections, addiction
treatment, substance abuse prevention, community outreach and needle
exchange programs, primary and specialized services, and research and
knowledge sharing.
The report of the environmental scan is intended for a mixed audience,
including the Public Health Agency of Canada which intends to use the
document to guide future efforts, as well as a broad range of other users,
from government policy makers to grass-roots community-based organizations.
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1991
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Kenneth" To: [log in to unmask]
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Michael et al..
Hmmm that’s interesting. We are having a run on oxycontin in the region
outside Pittsburgh-also an old mining area… and we are still dealing with
the mill and pit closures of the 1980s.
ken
Kenneth S. Thompson MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
412-760-8483 cell
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Dr. Thompson,
Cottonland is a great film to be curated in the manner that you describe --
the filmmaker was inspired to tell his own story as an addict of
OxyContin. This misuse of OxyContin was/is a huge problem in that
community - it's only a few hours away from where I am in Halifax NS. That
community is a former industrial mining community that was devastated by
the closure of the mines. A lot of the miners were prescribed OxyContin to
deal with back pain that resulted from the labourious work that takes place
in those mines.
As a matter of fact, Nova Scotia's Workers' Compensation system is still
dealing with the aftermath of the closure, some 6-7 years later.
Michael
On 30/03/07, Thompson, Kenneth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Excellent... would love to hear about more such films..
We are working on hosting an international conference of steel cities (both
past, present and future) sometime in 2008 and these kinds of films would
be a great addition.
ken
Kenneth S. Thompson MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
412-760-8483 cell
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http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=52109&v=h&lg=en&exp=${cottonland}
The film Cottonland -- takes a look at the lives of people living in post
industrial Cape Breton.
This is an National Film Board of Canada film.
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"Perhaps health is not so much a personal matter but the aftertaste of a
society's other activities, the residue of all its policies." Fernando,
1991
Fiona Chin-Yee
Program Manager/Gestionnaire des programmes
Public Health Agency of Canada/Agence de santé publique du Canada
Atlantic Region/Région de l'Atlantique
Tel/Tél. : (902) 426-0933
Fax/Téléc. : (902) 426-9689
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is anyone of aware of any films that survey post de-industrialized
landscapes??
ken thompson
pittsburgh(interested for obvious reasons..)
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Michael:
I've seen the film. I don't have a systematic set of thoughts but rather
an anecdote. There's a sequence further into the film where workers are
breaking apart old oil tankers in Bangladesh. This is the photographing
that Burtinsky became renowned for. At one point, the narrator (or Edward
Burtinsky - I can't remember) says, "there's no one over 33 working here."
That's a pretty stark SDOH "aha". I thought the film was definitely worth
seeing, from a variety of perspectives - as a photographic project, too,
and how Burtinsky has chosen to present his work (in terms of how we
communicate SDOH messages to the public).
Have fun.
Ruth Beck
Nelson BC
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Sent:Wednesday, March 28, 20075:29 PM
Subject:[SDOH] Manufactured Landscapes
Hey folks,
Just an informal poll, to shake things up just a bit:
Has anyone on this ListServ seen the film "Manufactured Landscapes"?
If so - any thoughts that you'd be willing to share on it from an SDOH
perspective?
I have a copy that I'm looking forward to seeing, but I was hoping that the
list members might point out a few observations to look out for that would
be indicators that we're all fascinated by...
I haven't viewed the whole documentary yet - but I did watch the 5-8 minute
opening sequence where there is a long uninterrupted pan of the inside of a
Chinese factory. The scene was astounding - it seemed like miles of
warehouse floor under one roof. It made me wonder about the social
conditions associated with this sort of workplace.
I was hoping to hear some thoughts about these sorts of working conditions
and gain some professional/academic perspective with which to watch the
film.
Have a look at the link, and the comments provided by past viewers.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0832903/
Cheers,
Michael
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