A sincere honour to have you, Benita, as colleaugue, friend and neighbour. No words can suffice as an adequate tribute to you as a person who lived her values with every action — no matter how small or big — treated everyone with whom she interacted with respect. Such an admirable way to live one’s life: always up for collaboration, ever encouraging of others’ endeavours and pursuits, never too busy for a conversation. to serve as a reference, or return a message, sadly, with eve exception of my most recent to you. May your beautiful heart, and hope and dedicated hard work for a better world for all, spark a flame in us all ❣️ May your passing way to soon, spark a revitalized energy in all of us to think, speak and act in a more socially and economically just way !!! You will always live on in our hearts, our memories and inspiring our actions … In the words of Arundhati Roy “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” Missing you, Karen & Sahar Serwonka Osborne Village Winnipeg, Manitoba On original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 9:23 AM Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Benita was one of our cadre who consistently researched, advocated, and > battled for health equity in Canada. We have lost someone very dear. > > > > > https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/benita-cohen-10451415 > > > > https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=benita+cohen&btnG= > > > > dr > > > > > > > > > > > > Get a free copy of Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts, 2nd > edition at http://thecanadianfacts.org > > Join 1200+ health leaders on the SDOH Listserv at > https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html > > Dennis Raphael, PhD > Professor of Health Policy and Management > York University > 4700 Keele Street > Strong College, Room 334 > Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 > 416-736-2100, ext. 22054 > email: [log in to unmask] > Website: http://health.info.yorku.ca/health-profiles/index.php?mid=162284 > > Of interest: > > The Politics of Health in the Canadian Welfare State > > > https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/the-politics-of-health-in-the-canadian-welfare-state > > > > Poverty in Canada, 3rd edition, > Forewords by Cathy Crowe, Rob Ranier and Jack Layton > > https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/poverty-in-canada-d3408482-0caa-489a-8a76-7faf7587d00a > > > > Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care, 3 > rd edition > Foreword by Gary Teeple > https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/staying-alive > > > > Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 3rd edition > Forewords by Michael Butler and Maude Barlow, Carolyn Bennett and Roy > Romanow > http://tinyurl.com/hm5l4hn > > Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: Newcomer Experiences in Developed > Nations > http://www.cspi.org/books/immigration-public-policy-and-health > > About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd edition > https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/about-canada-health-and-illness > > Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences > Foreword by Alex Scott-Samuel > http://www.cspi.org/books/tackling_health_inequalities > > Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings > http://tinyurl.com/3C8zteu > > > See a presentation! The Political Economy of Health Inequalities. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCTYqAub8g > > Also, presentation at the University of Toronto on how Canada stacks up > again other nations in providing citizens with economic and social security. > http://vimeo.com/33346501 > > See what Jack Layton had to say about my books! > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/10/cv-election-ndp-layton-platform.html > at 27:20 > > > > > To leave, manage or join list: > https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1 > > -- [log in to unmask] To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1