Exposing Privatization
Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2001
320 pages
978-1-4426-0255-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book exposes the many faces of health care privatization and its impact on women. It begins with the international context for health care reform and then moves from coast to coast, setting out what is known about the reforms that are underway and about their impact on women. The complexity of the task is obvious; home care, for example, means one thing in Manitoba and another in Ontario. Who pays for it? Who delivers it? Who gets to use it and under what conditions? are questions with different answers in each province - although the two provinces face similar pressures and often get similar advice. Moreover, reforms are significantly changing home care in both provinces and doing so at a rapid pace. Yet it is not easy to find out the precise nature and extent of these reforms, let alone what they mean in practice, especially for women.
Just as there are considerable differences across the country in terms of reforms, there are considerable differences among women in terms of how they connect to health care. This book shows the consequences that reforms have for women as providers and patients, and the impact of these reforms on women's participation in the decision-making process. At the same time, the text never loses sight of the significant differences between women related to their physical, social, economic, cultural/racial, locations and their age and sexual orientation. Which women are affected, in what ways, by which reforms are the central questions in Exposing Privatization, a book that will not only inform but spur action in health care policy and practice.
Just as there are considerable differences across the country in terms of reforms, there are considerable differences among women in terms of how they connect to health care. This book shows the consequences that reforms have for women as providers and patients, and the impact of these reforms on women's participation in the decision-making process. At the same time, the text never loses sight of the significant differences between women related to their physical, social, economic, cultural/racial, locations and their age and sexual orientation. Which women are affected, in what ways, by which reforms are the central questions in Exposing Privatization, a book that will not only inform but spur action in health care policy and practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
19,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-0255-7 (9781442602557)
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Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
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Persons
Pat Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University.
Carol Amartunga holds the University of Ottawa Chair in Women's Health. She is also a former member from the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
Jocelyne Bernier is coordinator of a Chair in 'Community Approaches and Health Inequalities' at the University of Montreal. She has a BA in Sociology and an MA in Health Administration.
Kay Willson is a program coordinator for the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence. She also teaches as a sessional lecturer in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
Karen Grant works in the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba. She is also a member of the National Network on Environments and Women's Health.
Ann Pederson is a member of the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
Carol Amartunga holds the University of Ottawa Chair in Women's Health. She is also a former member from the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
Jocelyne Bernier is coordinator of a Chair in 'Community Approaches and Health Inequalities' at the University of Montreal. She has a BA in Sociology and an MA in Health Administration.
Kay Willson is a program coordinator for the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence. She also teaches as a sessional lecturer in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
Karen Grant works in the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba. She is also a member of the National Network on Environments and Women's Health.
Ann Pederson is a member of the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
Content
Introduction
Part One: The Context for Health Care Reform in Canada - Pat Armstrong & Hugh Armstrong
Introduction
The Aftermath of War
After the Welfare State
Canadian Reforms
Conclusion
Part Two: Health Restructuring and Privatization from Women's Perspective in Newfoundland and Labrador - Ingrid Botting
Introduction
Restructuring of the Health Care System
Privatizing Medical Services
The Impact of Privatization on Women as Care Providers
Shifting from Long-term Institutional to Home and Community-based Care
Part Three: Health Reform, Privatization and Women in Nova Scotia - Barbara Clow
Introduction
Overview of Health Care Reform in Nova Scotia
Privatization Trends in Health Care Reform
Women and Health Care Reform
Women, Health Care and Privatization
Conclusion
Part Four: What Price Have Women Paid for Health Care Reform? The Situation in Quebec - Jocelyne Bernier & Marlene Dallaire
Introduction
Health Care Reform
The Price of Health Care Reform for Women in Quebec
Conclusion
Part Five: Women, Privatization and Health Care Reform: The Ontario Case - Pat Armstrong & Hugh Armstrong
Introduction
Hospitals
Long-term Care in the Community
Long-term Residential Care
Primary Care
Mental Health
Rehabilitation Services
Targeted Programs for Women
Health Information Technology
Conclusion
Part Six: Missing Links: The Effect of Health Care Privatization on Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Kay Willson & Jennifer Howard
Introduction
Privatization
The Impact of Privatization on Women
Conclusion
Part Seven: The Differential Impact of Health Care Privatization on Women in Alberta - C.M. Scott, T. Horne & W.E. Thurston
Introduction
Gender-based Analysis in Alberta
The Evolution of Alberta Health and Social Policy
Public Participation
Privatization of Health Care in Alberta
Conclusion
Part Eight: The Information Gap: The Impact of Health Care Reform on British Columbia Women - Colleen Fuller
The BC Process of Health Care Reform
Health Care Governance
Health Care Jobs
Nursing: The Burden of Care
Health Care Reform and Privatization
Hospital Reform
The Information Gap
Conclusion
About the Authors
Part One: The Context for Health Care Reform in Canada - Pat Armstrong & Hugh Armstrong
Introduction
The Aftermath of War
After the Welfare State
Canadian Reforms
Conclusion
Part Two: Health Restructuring and Privatization from Women's Perspective in Newfoundland and Labrador - Ingrid Botting
Introduction
Restructuring of the Health Care System
Privatizing Medical Services
The Impact of Privatization on Women as Care Providers
Shifting from Long-term Institutional to Home and Community-based Care
Part Three: Health Reform, Privatization and Women in Nova Scotia - Barbara Clow
Introduction
Overview of Health Care Reform in Nova Scotia
Privatization Trends in Health Care Reform
Women and Health Care Reform
Women, Health Care and Privatization
Conclusion
Part Four: What Price Have Women Paid for Health Care Reform? The Situation in Quebec - Jocelyne Bernier & Marlene Dallaire
Introduction
Health Care Reform
The Price of Health Care Reform for Women in Quebec
Conclusion
Part Five: Women, Privatization and Health Care Reform: The Ontario Case - Pat Armstrong & Hugh Armstrong
Introduction
Hospitals
Long-term Care in the Community
Long-term Residential Care
Primary Care
Mental Health
Rehabilitation Services
Targeted Programs for Women
Health Information Technology
Conclusion
Part Six: Missing Links: The Effect of Health Care Privatization on Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Kay Willson & Jennifer Howard
Introduction
Privatization
The Impact of Privatization on Women
Conclusion
Part Seven: The Differential Impact of Health Care Privatization on Women in Alberta - C.M. Scott, T. Horne & W.E. Thurston
Introduction
Gender-based Analysis in Alberta
The Evolution of Alberta Health and Social Policy
Public Participation
Privatization of Health Care in Alberta
Conclusion
Part Eight: The Information Gap: The Impact of Health Care Reform on British Columbia Women - Colleen Fuller
The BC Process of Health Care Reform
Health Care Governance
Health Care Jobs
Nursing: The Burden of Care
Health Care Reform and Privatization
Hospital Reform
The Information Gap
Conclusion
About the Authors
