BACKGROUND: Recent epidemiologic findings suggest that socioeconomic inequalities in
health may be widening over time. We examined trends in socioeconomic inequalities in …

Objective To assess health equity-oriented COVID-19 reporting across Canadian provinces
and territories, using a scorecard approach. Methods A scan was performed of provincial …

Background: Approximately 14,000 adults are currently incarcerated in federal prisons in
Canada. These facilities are vulnerable to disease outbreaks and an assessment of …

Objectives We aimed to assess social patterns of handwashing, social distancing, and
working from home at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and determine what …

Unemployment insurance is hypothesized to play an important role in mitigating the adverse
health consequences of job loss. In this prospective cohort study, we examined whether …

Background A persistent socioeconomic gradient in smoking has been observed in a variety
of populations. While stress is hypothesised to play a mediating role, the extent of this …

Objectives To provide the first known comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 outcomes in a
federal penitentiary system. We examined the following COVID-19 outcomes within federal …

Background Child mortality has been reduced by more than 50 % over the past 30 years. A
range of secular economic and social developments have been considered to explain this …

What are the effects of international human rights norms? This paper links the creation of
two human rights treaties, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …

Background Newcomers bring with them histories of environmental exposure in their home
countries and may have different sources of lead (Pb) exposure compared to other residents …