Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario: Policy Statement on Homelessness
Description:
Everyone in Ontario has a right to adequate shelter. Article 25.1 of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) states that:
"Everyone has the right to astandard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessarysocial services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness,disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstancesbeyond his control."
Adequate shelter is a basic prerequisite of health. Without it, there are far reaching implications on other determinants of health. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) believes that nurses have a professional and moral responsibility to speak out against homelessness to ensure and protect the overall health of Ontarians. (abstract from the document)
Type of Resource:
Government Document
Publication Date:
2007
Location:
Ottawa