A commentary on clinical geography: A proposal to embrace space, place and wellbeing through person-centred practice
In: Wellbeing, space and society, Band 2, S. 100060
ISSN: 2666-5581
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In: Wellbeing, space and society, Band 2, S. 100060
ISSN: 2666-5581
In: Political geography: an interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial aspects, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 207-208
ISSN: 0962-6298
In: Canadian public policy: a journal for the discussion of social and economic policy in Canada = Analyse de politiques, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 357-358
ISSN: 0317-0861
In: Canadian public policy: a journal for the discussion of social and economic policy in Canada = Analyse de politiques, Band 15, Heft 2
ISSN: 0317-0861
In: Socio-economic planning sciences: the international journal of public sector decision-making, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 151-158
ISSN: 0038-0121
In: Canadian public policy: Analyse de politiques, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 357
ISSN: 1911-9917
In: Socio-economic planning sciences: the international journal of public sector decision-making, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 295-304
ISSN: 0038-0121
While existing research acknowledges copious challenges faced by older adults (people aged 60 and over) in Ghana and most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, they fail to situate the lived experiences of this vulnerable group within the broader context of health geography and public health. This paper draws insights from ecological systems theory and the "geographies of older people" literature to examine the lived experiences of older people in Ghana. Data for the study were gathered using interviews (42) and sharing circles (10). Our findings reveal a complex mix of experiences consistent with the different levels of the environment. Dominant themes include access to social support, functional impairment and poor health status, social status, poor access to water and sanitation services, food insecurity, economic insecurity, and caregiving burden. These findings support the wide-held notion that the experiences of older people are complex and produced by the interplay of both individual and structural factors. Our findings demonstrate that sociocultural, economic, political, and climatic factors are important consideration in promoting elderly wellbeing and quality of life in Ghana.
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In: Gender, place and culture: a journal of feminist geography, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 301-315
ISSN: 1360-0524
In: Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 101-121
ISSN: 1472-3425
Within public policy discourse on health care restructuring and voluntarism, the nonprofit sector is now expected to play an active and direct role in the provision of health care services. The viability of the nonprofit sector to take up this role, however, remains unclear. This paper explores the changing role of nonprofit organisations with respect to the provision of long-term care in Ontario, Canada, where extensive restructuring of public services occurred during the 1990s. Drawing on a critical review of legislation, government policies and documents, and stakeholder reports, the authors present a comparative study of two distinct long-term care reform models, featuring public and private provision, respectively, which were developed by ideologically opposed provincial governments. The results indicate that despite unanimous promotion of voluntarism (and the attendant ascendancy of the nonprofit sector) as a central feature of health care restructuring, the divergent reform models actually trap nonprofit organisations between direct incorporation within public provision on the one hand, and direct free-market competition on the other. The findings suggest that underscoring long-term care reform in Ontario, and elsewhere, is the co-option of the nonprofit sector, which resonates with concern for its ability to replace effectively the public provision of health care services. The results also point to the need to conceptualise the consequent actions taken by nonprofit organisations in order to inform current debates surrounding health care restructuring and voluntarism.
In: Environment & planning: international journal of urban and regional research. C, Government & policy, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 101-122
ISSN: 0263-774X
In: Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 475-476
ISSN: 1472-3425
In: Canadian public policy: Analyse de politiques, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 242
ISSN: 1911-9917
In: Routledge international handbook series
The delivery of services for seniors in Canada is increasingly complex and challenging. Communities across Canada age at different rates, and the forces underlying the differences, such as "aging in place" and migration, vary from community to community. We have identified two types of aging communities: service-rich communities, in which seniors have good health status and better amenities, and service-poor communities, in which seniors have poor health status and limited amenities. We also report on results for Atlantic Canada from a national study of service provisions. Three issues stand out: (a) the impact on communities of migration and aging in place, (b) the factors that distinguish service-rich and service-poor communities and (c) the conditions necessary to create a service-rich community. All levels of government in Atlantic Canada must work together to develop policies and programs that create and sustain service-rich communities.
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