Veterans and Veterans Legislation in Canada: An Historical Overview

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen M. Gee ◽  
A. Margeny Boyce
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Health It ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
Time Periods

ABSTRACTThis article provides a descriptive account of the history of Canadian veterans and veterans legislation focussing upon five time periods: pre–1918; 1918–1939; 1939–1950; 1950–1980; and the present time. Emphasis is placed on issues and legislation relating to aging and elderly persons, with particular concentration on pensions and health. It is shoivn that veterans legislation and veterans issues have played a facilitating role in the development of Canadian health and social services, and argued that a social historical perspective on aging provides for an enhanced understanding of current age-related institutions, services and policies.

Overdramatization of the Burdens on Health and Social Services: A Continuing Debate in the History of German Medicine

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-574
Author(s):  
Norbert Schmacke
Keyword(s):  
Medical History ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
German History ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
History Of ◽  
Nazi Medicine ◽  
Further Development

Departing from the latest academic research into Nazi medicine in Germany, the author looks at theoretical and ideological concepts in German history that left their mark on the formation of race hygiene. He argues that the overdramatization of the economic burden caused by the special requirements of the chronically ill and handicapped runs through all epochs of modern medical history and that this culturally pessimistic way of looking at a serious social problem in Germany reveals a frightening tradition which reached its crudest climax in the so-called T4 operation of the Nazis. The author makes a plea for this dark chapter of German medical history to be carefully analyzed and for the results of this research to be used in the current discussion on the further development of the health system, particularly in regard to patients who require special care.

Foundations in Canada: A Comparative Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (13) ◽  
pp. 1777-1802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Elson ◽  
Jean-Marc Fontan ◽  
Sylvain Lefèvre ◽  
James Stauch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
Canadian Perspective ◽  
History Of ◽  
Similar Range

From a Canadian perspective, this article provides a comparative historical and contemporary overview of foundations in Canada, in relation to the United States and Germany. For the purposes of this analysis, the study was limited to public or private foundations in Canada, as defined by the Income Tax Act. As the Canadian foundation milieu straddles the welfare partnership model that characterizes German civil society and the Anglo-Saxon model of the United States, Canadian foundations as a whole have much in common with the foundation sector in both countries. Similarities include the number of foundations per capita, a similar range in size and influence, a comparable diversity of foundation types, and an explosion in the number of foundations in recent decades (although the United States has a much longer history of large foundations making high-impact interventions). This analysis also highlights some key differences among larger foundations in the three jurisdictions: German foundations are generally more apt to have a change-orientation and are more vigorous in their disbursement of income and assets. U.S. foundations are more likely to play a welfare-replacement role in lieu of inaction by the state. Canadian foundations play a complementary role, particularly in the areas of education and research, health, and social services. At the same time, there is a segment of Canadian foundations that are fostering innovation, social and policy change, and are embarking on meaningful partnerships and acts of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

Des services intégrés pour les personnes âgées fragiles (SIPA): expérimentation d'un modèle pour le Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Béland ◽  
Howard Bergman ◽  
Paule Lebel ◽  
Luc Dallaire ◽  
John Fletcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Personnes Âgées ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Random Allocation ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Care Protocol ◽  
Home Placement

ABSTRACTThe complex formed by chronic illness, episodes of acute illness, physiological disabilities, functional limitations, and cognitive problems is prevalent among frail elderly persons. These individuals rely on assistance from social and health care programs, which in Canada are still fragmented. SIPA (Services intégrés pour les personnes âgées fragiles) is an integrated service model based on community services, a multidisciplinary team, case management that retains clinical responsibility for all the health and social services required, and the capacity to mobilize resources as required and according to the care protocol. The SIPA demonstration project used an experimental design, with random allocation of the 1,230 participants from two areas of Montreal to an experimental and a control group. The costs of institutional services were $4,270 less for those in the SIPA group compared to the control group; the costs of community care were $3,394 more. The proportion of persons waiting in acute care hospitals for nursing home placement was twice as high in the control group as in the SIPA group. The costs of acute hospitalizations for persons in the SIPA group with ADL disabilities were at least $4,000 lower than those for persons in the control group. In conclusion, the SIPA trial showed that it is possible to undertake ambitious and rigorous demonstration projects in Canada. These results were obtained without an increase in the overall costs of health and social services, without reducing the quality of care, and without increasing the burden on elderly persons and their relatives.

Knowledge, uptake and availability of health and social services among Asian Gujarati and white elderly persons

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lindesay ◽  
Carol Jagger ◽  
Mark J. Hibbett ◽  
Susan M. Peet ◽  
Farida Moledina
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
White Elderly

Economic Views of L. Trotsky

2004 ◽  
pp. 142-157
Author(s):  
M. Voeikov ◽  
S. Dzarasov
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Russian Revolution ◽  
Russian History ◽  
History Of

The paper written in the light of 125th birth anniversary of L. Trotsky analyzes the life and ideas of one of the most prominent figures in the Russian history of the 20th century. He was one of the leaders of the Russian revolution in its Bolshevik period, worked with V. Lenin and played a significant role in the Civil War. Rejected by the party bureaucracy L. Trotsky led uncompromising struggle against Stalinism, defending his own understanding of the revolutionary ideals. The authors try to explain these events in historical perspective, avoiding biases of both Stalinism and anticommunism.

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