Health Matters

Eric Mykhalovskiy is a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. Jacqueline Choiniere is an associate professor with the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health at York University. Pat Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. Hugh Armstrong is a Distinguished Research Professor and professor emeritus of Social Work, Political Economy, and Sociology at Carleton University.

1. Introduction
Eric Mykhalovskiy, Jacqueline A. Choiniere, Pat Armstrong, and Hugh Armstrong

SECTION 1—What Counts as Evidence?: Managerial Knowledge, Visibility and Experience

2. Dematerialization of Fundamental Nursing Care in an Era of Managerial Reforms
Craig Dale

3. From “Making a Decision” to “Decision Making”: A Critical Reflection on a Discursive Shift
Mary Ellen Macdonald and David K. Wright

4. Code Work: RAI-MDS, Measurement, Quality and Work Organization in Long-term Care Facilities in Ontario
Tamara Daly, Jacqueline A. Choiniere, and Hugh Armstrong

5. Disputing Evidence: Canadian Health Professionals’ Responses to Evidence About Midwifery
Vicki Van Wagner RM, PhD and Elizabeth Darling RM, PhD

6. “Tell Me Where It Hurts:” A Case Study of the Impacts of Structural Violence, Syndemic Suffering, and Intergenerational Trauma on Indigenous People’s Health
Christianne V. Stephens

7. Satisfaction Not Guaranteed: Broadening the Discourse on Quality Improvement in the Home Care System
Alisa Grigorovich

SECTION 2— Health Markets, Individualization and Commodification

8. Cigarette Packaging Legislation in Canada and the Smoking Subject
Kirsten Bell

9. Public Good, or Goods for the Public: The Commercialization of Academic Health Research
Kelly Holloway and Matthew Herder

10. Making Sense of Vaginal Mesh
Ariel Ducey, with Barry Hoffmaster, Magali Robert, and Sue Ross

11. Seeking Disability Politics in Disability and Health-Related Non-Profit Organizations
Christine Kelly

12. Medical Laboratories: For-Profit Delivery and the Disintegration of Public Health Care
Ross Sutherland

13. Nail Salons, Toxics and Health: Organizing for a Better Work Environment
Anne Rochon Ford

14. Conclusion. Health Matters: Research in Practice
Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jacqueline A. Choiniere, Eric Mykhalovskiy

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