In Canada landed immigrants receive health benefits, usually three months
after application. Those who are here "without papers" ie those who do not
have a health card # are not eligible for all health services, there are
community health centres (CHCs) in some communities but not in all that
provide care regardless of immigration status. Midwives (and salaried MDs)
are funded to provide care to anyone living in the province where I work
(Ontario) so do provide care regularily to those without a health card # and
get paid for the care they provide (most MDs are not salaried in Canada
although a growing number are). In this case if the woman wanted a hospital
birth she would have to pay for the hospital stay, although some midwifery
practices and CHCs have negotiated reduced fees for those without a health
card.
Midwifery is not legally recognized and/or funded in all provinces so in
some regions all women pay privately for midwifery care although MD care
would be covered.
Hope this helps.
Vicki Van Wagner, RM, PhD(c)
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Ryerson University
Midwifery Education Programme
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I am teaching health policy this semester. The class has just studied
international models of universal access to health: the United Kingdom,
Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and Japan. My students had questions that
weren't covered in our readings. I thought members of the listserv might be
able to answer these:
1. In the countries listed, how and when do guest workers (those in the
country legally) receive health care benefits?
2. In the countries listed, are there foreign workers in the country
illegally (undocumented)? If yes, are they or their children ever eligible
for health care benefits?
We appreciate your help,
Cecilia Jevitt, CNM, PhD
Assistant Professor Midwifery and Nursing
University of South Florida
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SHORT COURSE
Survey Data Analysis I:
Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Dr Gabriele B. Durrant
9, 10, 11 November 2005
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Course Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the basic principles of statistical analysis.
To enable participants to employ appropriate methods of presenting data in
research reports and papers.
Course Content:
Overview
Review of descriptive statistics
Confidence intervals for means and proportions Setting up and testing
hypotheses Tests of statistical significance Two sample tests for means and
proportions One-way analysis of variance Association in tables
The course will include workshop sessions so that participants can work
through practical exercises, and computer practicals using SPSS for Windows
and real survey data.
Fee:
£400 (includes course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon tea, but
not accommodation which is to be arranged by the participant). Because of
ESRC support, a number of bursaries are available which reduce the fee to
£120 - applicants must be UK registered students, UK academic staff or
ESRC-funded researchers.
Location:
The course will be held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Duration:
The course will begin with coffee and registration at 09.30 a.m. on
Wednesday,
9 November and end at 14.30 p.m. on Friday, 11 November. On Friday
afternoon there will be an opportunity for participants to discuss with the
instructor how to analyse their own data.
For more information please contact:
Jane Schofield
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Jane Schofield
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute
University of Southampton
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Tel: +44 (0) 2380 595376
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