I recommend you go to

http://www.yorku.ca/wellness and mark it as a favourite for future
reference. You should be able to find the Report on at the bottom of the
table of contents.

I find sending a PDF file as an attachment difficult to reach.

Thanks for keeping us all informed about your work!

Bonnie

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Raphael [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: October 31, 2001 22:26
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Report Now Available


"Inequality is Bad for Our Hearts: Why Low Income and Social Exclusion are
Major
Causes of Heart Disease"
 is now available at :

http://www.yorku.ca/wellness/heart.pdf

The Press Release follows:

MEDIA RELEASE

Report concludes increasing poverty and growing gap between rich and poor
pose the greatest threats to heart health of Canadians

TORONTO, November 1, 2001 -- A new report released today concludes that the
economic and social conditions under which Canadians live their lives are
more
critical in determining whether they develop heart disease than medical and
lifestyle risk factors (diets high in fat and cholesterol, inactivity, and
tobacco use).

The report, Inequality is Bad for our Hearts: Why Low Income and Social
Exclusion are Major Causes of Heart Disease, was commissioned by the North
York
Heart Health Network to draw the attention of politicians, policy makers,
health
professionals and the public to the threats posed to Canadians' heart health
by
the increasing incidence of poverty and low income.

According to the report, the economic and social conditions that most
contribute
to heart disease among Canadians are poverty and low income. There is also
increasing evidence that societies with a large income gap between the
wealthy
and the poor produce the conditions that lead to heart disease.

Contrary to the messages Canadians are being given about means of preventing
heart disease, income level is the greatest predictor of the incidence of
heart
disease. Bringing together the latest research from Canada and around the
world
on the precursors of heart disease, the report concludes that poverty and
low
income lead to heart disease in three ways: