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...means founding a nonprofit, like Project HEALTH, started by Rebecca Onie ’97 as an undergraduate and continuing today as a model of effectiveness in helping low-income patients overcome socioeconomic barriers to health care, or the Harlem Children’s Zone, established by Geoffrey Canada, whom we will honor this week with the Robert Coles “Call of Service” award. This organization has transformed the lives of thousands of children in New York through after-school activities, mentoring, and family support...
Several other cases in recent years - in California, New Mexico, Texas and New York, as well as Canada - have garnered attention because a child's obesity resulted in loss of custody. "It's happening more than the public is aware of, but because these cases are usually kept quiet [as a result of child-privacy laws], we have no record," says Dr. Matt Capehorn, who sits on the board of the U.K.'s National Obesity Forum. The issue of whether parents should lose custody of their obese children took center stage two years ago with a British television documentary about...
...Those who remain optimistic about Canada's economy point to a changed industrial landscape, with Canadian companies now more competitive. "The [recession] survivors are in pretty good shape," says Gerry Fedchun, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association. "They've become more efficient, which means they can make money at lower volumes and margins...
...Canada and the U.S. are each other's biggest economic partners, with annual two-way trade valued at more than $600 billion before the bite of the latest recession...
...There are 100,000 primary-care physicians in the U.S. today, but they account for only a third of all doctors; the other two-thirds are specialists. The ratio, say most experts, should be at least 50-50, as it is in countries like Canada. But the number of U.S. medical students opting for primary-care careers has plummeted 52% over the past decade, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Fewer than 10% of the 2008 graduating class of medical students opted for a career in primary care, and only 42% of residency positions for family medicine...