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Articles in June 16, 2003 issue of Community Action

• Calendar Canada
• National Homelessness Initiative
• BC rent help for private assisted living
• Man. leaders back internet pharmacies
• Foreign calendar
• Wild Rose Foundation
• Quebec's day care fee rise debated
• Refugee health worries AudGen
• NS insurers refuse to cover child welfare agencies
• Trillium Foundation Ontario
• Publications
• Afghanistan: the World Bank approved a $59.6 million grant for emergency reconstruction and development of Afghanistan's health sector, which it called "among the worst in the world."
• Mother's job stability and quality affect children's behaviour, study says
• U.K. plans to raid charity lottery for London Olympics funding
• Periodicals received
• Cancer: WHO issues new booklet forecasting future rates
• Students who work more than 30 hours most likely dropouts
• West Europe workers demonstrate against cuts to retirement benefits
• New director general pledges expanded role for WHO
• Guatemala: the number of deaths of pregnant women in Guatemala decreased 30 percent over the last four years because of effective health programs
• Measuring the market basket
• African girls smuggled into UK for domestic work
• G-8 agrees on action for food security and public health
• Health and social service workers are fourth highest injury group
• Self-employed lack benefits
• Old poverty measure new again as HRDC launches market basket
• Meagre child care funds, 2000 says
• Drug treatment courts to open across Canada
• Ontario appoints judge to conduct SARS inquiry
• Probation officer guilty of sex abuse
• Femicide is preventible according to Nova Scotia study
• Canadian International Development Agency CIDA
• Social supports help men to live longer
• Generic drugs in Canada cost up to 51% more than western Europe
• Non-wage benefits rising but not for all
• CCP and NVO to amalgamate as voice of voluntary sector
• The National Crime Prevention Strategy, National Crime Prevention Centre
• Affordable housing for NFLD
• Coroners agree to record gambling information in suicide records
• Ontario plans to end forced retirement, reduce co-payments long term care
• TV watchdog nixes domestic abuse ads
• Hamilton Community Foundation
• Parole works better AudGen reports
• Rising auto insurance rates affect home care providers