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Dec 14, 2021 · Public Health Ontario describes health equity as a healthcare system that reduces unjust and unfair differences which are avoidable. Differences that impact health equity include socio-economic factors such as education, income, race, ethnicity, gender, social status, and physical environment.
Sep 8, 2020 · The following snapshot aims to highlight how Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination are key drivers of health inequalities faced by diverse Black Canadian communities i. Evidence of institutional discrimination in key determinants of health is also presented, including education, income, and housing.
Jun 20, 2023 · Strong primary care systems have been associated with greater equity in population health, while contributing to better patient outcomes, provider experiences, and efficiency of health systems, 1 - 6 but inequities in access to primary care may be growing.
Oct 1, 2018 · Health care quality can improve through changes in policy or behaviour at all levels (e.g., federal government, provincial and territorial governments, regional health authorities, health care delivery organizations, individual clinicians and patients).
- Irfan A. Dhalla, Joshua Tepper
- 2018
May 28, 2018 · Improving population health and health equity requires current, systematic, and robust evidence to inform policy actors, practitioners, community organizations, and citizens about how health and its determinants are distributed across subpopulations, and how policies and interventions affect health and health equity.
Black Canadians experience poor health care, poor health outcomes, and a greater burden of health inequalities, much of which is rooted in the unequal distribution of social determinants of health. Despite Canada’s emphasis on social inclusion, Canada’s Black population faces substantial social inequities that affect their health and well-being.
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Aug 10, 2020 · Everyone living in Canada should have confidence in their health-care system and in culturally competent providers.
