Comments on: Wide wellness gap between Saskatoon’s rich and poor http://www.teamfisher.com/wide-wellness-gap-between-saskatoons-rich-and-poor/ We're bringing Saskatoon real estate to life Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Norm Fisher http://www.teamfisher.com/wide-wellness-gap-between-saskatoons-rich-and-poor/#comment-12 Norm Fisher Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:33:36 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=28#comment-12 As I follow up to my original post, the Star Phoenix in today's edition ran a story with the headline "Health Gap Help" some of the immediate efforts which are under way to improve the health disparity situation revealed in a recent study. The Saskatoon Health Region will divert $800,000 into a community based project targeted at preventing illness. Additionally, the United Way has pledged $50,000 towards inner-city after school programs. The health region added an additional $30,000 to that amount. While these amounts represent a small amount of money in comparison to what will be needed to fully address these issues, it is encouraging to see some display of leadership and concern to begin dealing with it quickly. The full Star Phoenix story <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=0a9fc179-04b8-4d0d-b9f9-4f604d1a2bf4&k=83406" rel="nofollow">is here.</a> As I follow up to my original post, the Star Phoenix in today’s edition ran a story with the headline “Health Gap Help” some of the immediate efforts which are under way to improve the health disparity situation revealed in a recent study.

The Saskatoon Health Region will divert $800,000 into a community based project targeted at preventing illness. Additionally, the United Way has pledged $50,000 towards inner-city after school programs. The health region added an additional $30,000 to that amount.

While these amounts represent a small amount of money in comparison to what will be needed to fully address these issues, it is encouraging to see some display of leadership and concern to begin dealing with it quickly.

The full Star Phoenix story is here.

]]> By: Norm Fisher http://www.teamfisher.com/wide-wellness-gap-between-saskatoons-rich-and-poor/#comment-11 Norm Fisher Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:32:28 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=28#comment-11 Hi Shari, Thanks for your post. I suspect that we'll see similar results in all 18 areas. It's sad, but it really shouldn't be such a big surprise. Life is tough for the poor. One can't help but feel grateful after reading something like this. I hope that we can find ways of dealing with these sad social issues as a community. Hi Shari,

Thanks for your post. I suspect that we’ll see similar results in all 18 areas. It’s sad, but it really shouldn’t be such a big surprise. Life is tough for the poor. One can’t help but feel grateful after reading something like this. I hope that we can find ways of dealing with these sad social issues as a community.

]]> By: Shari Skokun http://www.teamfisher.com/wide-wellness-gap-between-saskatoons-rich-and-poor/#comment-10 Shari Skokun Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:32:06 +0000 http://normfisher.ca/?p=28#comment-10 Fascinating story really. It will be interesting to see what results from the research in the other 18 cities. I'm curious to know if this is a Saskatoon issue or if it's prevalent across the country. Fascinating story really. It will be interesting to see what results from the research in the other 18 cities. I’m curious to know if this is a Saskatoon issue or if it’s prevalent across the country.

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