________________________________ Have you seen this critique of the report? http://www.alcoholresearchforum.org/critique-261/ Dan Malleck Professor, Department of Health Sciences Director, Centre for Canadian Studies Brock University Sent from my iPhone, which means messages may be terse and brevity may be misconstrued. On Feb 18, 2023, at 12:38, Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> wrote: The CBC should require that health reporters provide both relative and absolute risk when presenting the latest health reports. The one that comes to mind is the moderate alcohol drinking and mortality relationship from breast cancer, where the relative risk increase is 10% but absolute increase is .28 Percent. From 2.8% to 3.08%. The CBC paraded women on TV with breast cancer, who were blaming themselves for their breast cancer because of their moderate drinking. Get a free copy of Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts, 2nd edition at http://thecanadianfacts.org<http://thecanadianfacts.org/> Join the new Socialism and Health Listserv at https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=socialism-health&A=1 Join 850+ health leaders on the SDOH Listserv at https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SDOH&A=1 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<tel:416-736-2100>, ext. 22054 email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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://canadianscholars.ca/book/the-politics-of-health-in-the-canadian-welfare-state/ Poverty in Canada, 3rd edition, Forewords by Cathy Crowe, Rob Ranier and Jack Layton https://canadianscholars.ca/book/poverty-in-canada-d3408482-0caa-489a-8a76-7faf7587d00a/ Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care, 3rd edition Foreword by Gary Teeple https://canadianscholars.ca/book/staying-alive/ Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 3rd edition Forewords by Michael Butler and Maude Barlow, Carolyn Bennett and Roy Romanow https://canadianscholars.ca/book/social-determinants-of-health-3rd-edition/ Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: Newcomer Experiences in Developed Nations https://canadianscholars.ca/book/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 https://canadianscholars.ca/book/tackling-health-inequalities/ Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings https://canadianscholars.ca/book/health-promotion-and-quality-of-life-in-canada/ 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