Backgrounders

Our backgrounders are intended to help journalists, and others, understand the context and current available evidence on specific health policy issues in just a few, brief pages.

Backgrounders do not provide a viewpoint or opinion on a topic, but rather, detail the history of an issue and highlight why the issue is of importance today. They also point the reader to the most reliable, balanced research, so that they may pursue the topic in more depth or fact-check the key details easily.

AGING POPULATION AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT		HEALTHCARE COSTS AND SPENDING

PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT SOLUTIONS TO FUNDING AND DELIVERY		HEALTH IS MORE THAN HEALTHCARE
	Backgrounder: Girls in Canada subject to dating violence, self-harm, low self-esteem, racial discrimination National report shows that while girls are gaining ground in education, challenges remain Download a PDF of this Backgrounder Report title: “Beyond Appearances: Brief on the Main Issues Facing Girls in Canada,” by Girls Action Foundation Rel...
PATIENT FINANCING OF HEALTHCARE (THE PATIENT PAYS)		MORE CARE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER

SUSTAINABILITY		WAITING FOR CARE

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