A book written in 2014 discussing homelessness within Canada. Chapters containing statistics, policies/programs, and possible new strategies to combat homelessness and its effects. 

Guirguis-Younger, M., McNeil, R., Hwang, S., (2014) Homelessness & health. University of Ottawa Press. https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/30952/1/9780776621487.pdf 

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An article by Hwang in 2001 disucussing the negative health effects that the homeless populations deals with, and how they fit within the healthcare system. 

Hwang, S., (January 2001). Homelessness and Health. Canadian Medical Association Journal.https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/164/2/229.full.pdf

 

An article discussing the history of homelessness, what it means to be homeless, why individuals may become homeless, and some of the population groups who are homeless. 

Rech, N., (April 2019). Homelessness in Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/homelessness-in-canada

 

An article discussing HIV, how homelessness can cause and perpetuate HIV spread and lack of viral control. 

Rourke, SB., Bacon, J., Mcgee, F., Gilbert., (December 2015). Tackling the social and structural divers of HIV in Canada. Canada Communicable Disease Report.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864300/pdf/CCDR-41-322.pdf

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A discussion from the Canadian Dental Association about populations within Canada that do not have access to regular dental care. They discuss seniors, Low-income populations, people with special needs, children, and Aboriginal people. 

CDA Board of Directors. (May 2010). Position paper on Access to Oral Health Care for Canadians. https://www.cda-adc.ca/en/about/position_statements/accesstocarePaper/

 

The NIHB benefits guide, each treatment option broken down by coverage, as well as required supporting documents. 

Government of Canada (October 2020). Dental benefits guide: Non-insured health benefits program. https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1579538771806/1579538804799

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An article by CBC discussing the case of a First Nations woman who was denied coverage (by NIHB) for dental implants as a result of a cleft palate. The article discusses that while NIHB denied to cover this treatment, it would be covered through the Alberta Cleft Palate Dental Indemnity Program. 

Labby, B., (May 2017). Unequal treatment: First nations woman denied medical coverage readily available to non-Aboriginals. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/first-nations-siksika-cleft-palate-indigenous-funding-denied-discrimination-1.4131449\

 

A discussion about publicly funded dental care throughout Canada, offering an in-depth look at the NIHB program, and the authors opinion (and evidence) about this program. 

Lange, T. (October 2019).  Polishing-up for the Election: Lessons from Indigenous Dental Care. YYC policy. https://www.yycpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/10/polishing-up-for-the-election-lessons-from-indigenous-dental-care

 

An article discussing the many shortfalls of the NIHB program, and how it greater divides the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous dental health. 

Mosby, I., Carstairs, C., (October 2018). The government's Indigenous dental health program is ignoring the role its policies played in causing Indigenous-non-Indigenous dental health disparities. Policy options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2018/federal-policies-undermine-indigenous-dental-health/

 

A CBC article discussing how the federal government spent over $110,000 to deny coverage to a Indigenous girl access to necessary orthodontic treatment. 

 Tasker, P., (September 2017). Ottawa spent $110K in legal fees fighting First Nations girl over $6K dental procedure. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-canada-legal-fees-first-nations-girl-dental-coverage-1.4310224