Putting poverty on the agenda in British Columbia
social determinants of health
The ABCs of ACEs: Addressing the long-term health effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Four ways to break the link between diabetes and poverty
Can Ontario prove basic income works?
One year later: Are Syrian refugees finding the PTSD support they need?
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program: Not so healthy
Why are low-income babies less likely to be screened for jaundice?
Tarak A
We need more medical students from low-income backgrounds
The current approach to medical school admissions relies almost entirely on the assumption that doctors will treat the patients who need them the most. But, for the most part, doctors don’t choose to practice based on where patients need them the most; instead, doctors are more likely to go back to where they grew up …
Harland “Cowboy”
Steve O
Address transphobia in Canada’s health system
The Canada Health Act emphasizes that all Canadians are entitled to the same level of care. This does not appear to be the case for transgender patients, many of whom face barriers when seeking gender-affirming medical treatment. There are many disparities in health care access between transgender patients and their cisgender counterparts (cisgender denotes people …
Madonna
To prevent FASD, empower women
A month ago, the Centers for Disease Control in the US released its controversial guidelines recommending all women who “might be” pregnant abstain from alcohol and that all women who are pregnant stop drinking completely. While parts of the guidelines are appropriate, including that all pregnant women be talked to about alcohol use, the messaging …
Scott W
Sean L
Kim V
Fatima
Disparities in health between north and south – we are surprised that any one is surprised
We are happy to see Health Quality Ontario (HQO) embarking on a systematic approach to assessing the quality of Ontario’s diverse health system through their “Common Quality Agenda”. This agenda is an evolving list of indicators that measure the health system along eight domains including health status, public health, primary care, hospital care, home care, …
Lorna
