The #smallhome option is an integral part of a comprehensive housing solution for people with disabilities and others requiring long-term care. Other jurisdictions should embrace them. But in this case - even when offered additional support - local staff judged the...

J’applaudis sans réserve le travail des sénateurs canadiens sur ce dossier, mais il n’était guère nécessaire de redoubler d’efforts. Pour les francophones vivant à l’extérieur du Québec, les seize réseaux régionaux, provinciaux et territoriaux de la Société santé en...

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...

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....

#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....

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...