ATTENTION: Assignment editors, health, research and science reporters
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Ottawa (September 29, 2009) - At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day and 25,000 children die each day due to poverty, according to the World Bank and UNICEF. In Canada, more than 12 per cent of the working age population lives in poverty, and $63,600 is the median income for families with two or more people, states a new Conference Board of Canada report. People who live in poverty are often unable to meet basic housing, food and security needs, and they have a greater risk of health problems than people who do not live in poverty.
Tackling chronic diseases to improve the health of the poor: a world priority
Dr. Nancy Edwards, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (Ottawa)
Dr. Peter Liu, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (Toronto)
Can mental illness cause homelessness? Studying the link between mental health and poverty
Dr. Rémi Quirion, CIHR-funded researcher from the Douglas Research Centre (Montreal)
Dr. Janet Isabel Richardson, CIHR-funded researcher from London Health Sciences Centre Res. Inc. (London, ON)
Eradicating extreme poverty: health, nutrition and education interventions
Dr. Philip Sherman, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (Toronto)
M. Theresa W. Gyorkos, CIHR-funded researcher from McGill University (Montreal)
Decreasing HIV risks among vulnerable populations
Dr. Liviana Calzavara, CIHR-funded researcher from the University of Toronto (Toronto)
Dr. Alix Adrien, CIHR-funded researcher from Université de Montréal (Montreal)
The effects of prolonged poverty and depression in mothers
Dr. Louise Séguin, CIHR-funded researcher from Université de Montréal (Montreal)
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