• Can J Public Health · May 2001

    How government policy decisions affect seniors' quality of life: findings from a participatory policy study carried out in Toronto, Canada.

    • D Raphael, I Brown, T Bryant, J Wheeler, R Herman, J Houston, M Hussain, C Lanphier, B Lightfoot, B McClelland, B McIntosh, I Stevens, and F Weisbeck.
    • School of Health Policy and Management, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, ON. dennis.raphael@mail.atkinson.yorku.ca
    • Can J Public Health. 2001 May 1;92(3):190-5.

    AbstractToronto seniors explored how government policy decisions were influencing their health and well-being. In this participatory policy study, emphasis was upon the lay and critical knowledge of highly informed seniors. Focus groups and interviews revealed that all three levels of governments were seen as not listening to seniors' voices. In nine key policy areas identified as influencing seniors' quality of life--hearing seniors' voices, housing, acute illness care, long-term care, income supports, transportation and mobility, promoting healthy lifestyles, access to information, and hearing voices from cultural communities--many concerns were raised. The gap between government rhetoric and government action on seniors' issues merits public health attention.

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