On Monday, December 29, 1997 3:42 PM, Brian Hyndman, The Health Communication Unit[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote: Brian, The Health and Homelessness piece sounds great, is it up on the net somewhere that we could read it and point to it? Or is there some way to get a copy? Often when we speak as poor people it help to have the support of pieces such as this one to support our stories beyond just he individual. > Dennis, > > Congratulations on the acceptance of your timely and > provocative letter. Having tried, and apparently failed, to > interest the Toronto Star in publishing an > OPHA-commissioned piece on the public health impacts of > homelessness{snip} I am happy that some recent initiatives (e.g., > CPHA's response to the MAI) recognize the fact that the > realization of social justice within a given set of borders > (be it Ontario, the United Kingdom or anywhere) ultimiately > depends on a global commitment to policies that ensure access > to the basic prerequisites of health. Have many people looked at social and economic rights as part of the answer to addressing a commitment to policies that ensure access to the basic prerequisites of health? Thanks, S -- Sherrie Tingley [log in to unmask]