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The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada
Financial strain was an issue for many Canadians long before the arrival of the global novel coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. However, it has worsened in recent months in relation to the pandemic and public health measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Members of underserved gro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33104970 http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00430-2 |
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author | Glenn, Nicole M. Nykiforuk, Candace I. J. |
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description | Financial strain was an issue for many Canadians long before the arrival of the global novel coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. However, it has worsened in recent months in relation to the pandemic and public health measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Members of underserved groups and people who experience poverty are particularly vulnerable to financial strain and its negative health impacts. As public health professionals, we should be concerned. In this commentary, we discuss the concept of financial strain and its health consequences and highlight how existing research in the area is falling short and why. We suggest next steps to guide research and practice related to financial strain such that it reflects the core values of public health, including equity, life course approaches, and the social determinants of health. This commentary is a call to action for public health researchers and practitioners in Canada to take a more prominent role in shaping the agenda on financial strain to support financial well-being for all. |
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spelling | pubmed-75868692020-10-27 The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada Glenn, Nicole M. Nykiforuk, Candace I. J. Can J Public Health Special Section on COVID-19: Commentary Financial strain was an issue for many Canadians long before the arrival of the global novel coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. However, it has worsened in recent months in relation to the pandemic and public health measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Members of underserved groups and people who experience poverty are particularly vulnerable to financial strain and its negative health impacts. As public health professionals, we should be concerned. In this commentary, we discuss the concept of financial strain and its health consequences and highlight how existing research in the area is falling short and why. We suggest next steps to guide research and practice related to financial strain such that it reflects the core values of public health, including equity, life course approaches, and the social determinants of health. This commentary is a call to action for public health researchers and practitioners in Canada to take a more prominent role in shaping the agenda on financial strain to support financial well-being for all. Springer International Publishing 2020-10-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7586869/ /pubmed/33104970 http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00430-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Special Section on COVID-19: Commentary Glenn, Nicole M. Nykiforuk, Candace I. J. The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title | The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title_full | The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title_fullStr | The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title_full_unstemmed | The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title_short | The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada |
title_sort | time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in canada |
topic | Special Section on COVID-19: Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33104970 http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00430-2 |
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