Social Work 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Charlotte Whitton, The Greatest Canadian, Canadian Mental Health Association

• School: Western University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: Social Work 1022A/B
• Professor: Carrie Smith

Document Summary

Health gap: growing divide between rich and poor in terms of health and well-being. History: universal public health care: publicly funded quality health care for canadian citizens (slow process in. Prior to 1940s was based on ability to pay: british north american act (1867) first to establish jurisdiction for health between the provincial and federal. Provincial manages money (where money will go, etc), federal provides payment (funding) Early in history doctors and barber-surgeons served europeans in towns and military forts while women provided in home care as midwives and caregivers. Social service council (led by charlotte whitton) opposed state funded health insurance programs. Suggested country establish a social minimum, a standard aimed at protecting disadvantaged thru policies su(cid:272)h as so(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)sura(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s allo(cid:449)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e: by 1966 most recommendations had become law. Objective= protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well being of res of canada, and to facilitate reasonable access to health services w/out financial or other barriers.