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Guelph tears down homeless man’s tiny home
There are several options to address #homelessness in Ontario. This action, however, taken against an individual with #schizophrenia by the @CityofGuelph is not the most compassionate: no mental health worker support on scene, no long-term plan. Probably the best...
Montréal | Post discharge housing option
Hats off to the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | CIUSSS West-Central Montreal and the Résidence Tupper YMCA for creating an #innovative option for providing a #safe, private room alternative for people experiencing #homelessness post #hospital discharge....
Seniors Ageing at Home & Homelessness
#Homelessness among #seniors has risen four-fold over the last two decades (Wellesley Institute). Joan's story is not unique and is woefully under-reported. Her fall combined with #job and #housing #insecurity found her living in her car....
CIHI Health System Context Series
Kudos to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for launching this important series available at bit.ly/4qpPbHB. The #DOH profile is an assortment of contextual metrics that may be used to reflect the health of a community. These metrics should be published...
SDOH and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery
(JAMA) Do #dischargeplanners take this into account? Lower neighborhood #income was associated with #higher #postoperative #mortality, suggesting that improving surgical outcomes may require addressing disparities in...
Ontario labs need help
Amplifying this for impact. It is said that up to 70% of clinical decisions require a laboratory test. Yet, about 70% of Ontario #laboratories are experiencing medical lab technologist #MLT #shortages. To contribute to primary care access, the Ontario government...
Québec’s OLF suggests more English to the Santé Québec website!
Une agence provinciale doit nécessairement faire quelque chose d'incroyablement et délibérément malveillant lorsque 𝗹'𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 recommande d'ajouter plus de contenu en anglais à son site Web !A provincial agency must be doing something incredibly...
2025 OECD EU Country Health Profiles
The 2025 edition of the Country Health Profiles from the OECD presents a synthesis of various critical aspects, encompassing:• health status• health determinants, with a specific focus on behavioural risk factors• the structure, organization and financing of the...
White Ribbon Day | Journée du Ruban Blanc
Tomorrow is White Ribbon Day. It has been 36 years.Demain, c'est la Journée du Ruban Blanc. Ça fait 36 ans.
Many Canadians Physicians not “Feeling It” from Government
Over four in ten (43%) #physicians in #Canada surveyed do not feel #trusted or #respected by #government, according to AbacusData.ca. I reckon a similar result would likely be obtained if repeated with other health care professions. Given that most provinces are in...
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