RT @EricEdCollard: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/gWrYyeFpwp *Crazy th…
RT @DisabilityUK: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/ckP8ofDpIi #cdnpoli
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @EricEdCollard: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/gWrYyeFpwp *Crazy th…
RT @NaheedD: "Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society & healthcare system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both...…
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/gWrYyeFpwp *Crazy that the social determinants of health are so evident...
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @DisabilityUK: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/ckP8ofDpIi #cdnpoli
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/ckP8ofDpIi #cdnpoli
RT @drbobbell: powerful editorial worth reading https://t.co/iIfakq3jit
RT @NaheedD: "Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society & healthcare system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both...…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
I see this truth in giant neon letters across my clinics. There are SO MANY disparities that make health difficult for people in socioeconomic and racially oppressed groups.
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Lots of great people are working very hard in health care in Canada. However, I worry that we have come to believe the…
RT @NaheedD: "Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society & healthcare system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both...…
RT @NaheedD: "Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society & healthcare system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both...…
"Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society & healthcare system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both...The persistence of these disparities amounts to discrimination vs Canada''s most disadvantaged popNs" @drandrewb @AndreasLaupa
"The inaction to date has been punishing. What is needed now is public investment, co-designed innovation and political will." https://t.co/LqnczIkH3t
“This leaves the Q that can no longer be shirked: should CDNs in low-income areas have the same chance of avoiding preventable disease/death as...affluent ones? inaction to date has been punishing. What is needed now is public investment, co-designed innov
RT @clairehsnyman: "The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Lots of great people are working very hard in health care in Canada. However, I worry that we have come to believe the…
RT @DrEdwardX: "Poverty imposes insidious barriers even when services are 'free'" write @drandrewb & @AndreasLaupacis. "wicked" problems…
RT @clairehsnyman: "The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Lots of great people are working very hard in health care in Canada. However, I worry that we have come to believe the…
RT @casw_acts: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care “It is well past time that we act on…
RT @FNHSSM: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/Ltfrf5GeNf
RT @AndreasLaupacis: Lots of great people are working very hard in health care in Canada. However, I worry that we have come to believe the…
RT @timsmithrx: "The effects of a fraying social safety net are pouring into the health care sector. In response, health care orgs are offe…
RT @DrEdwardX: "Poverty imposes insidious barriers even when services are 'free'" write @drandrewb & @AndreasLaupacis. "wicked" problems…
RT @clairehsnyman: "The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors…
"It is well past time that we act on the social determinants of health" We see the impact of inequity every day @GrandviewKids as we work to provide the best care for kids with disabilities.
Lots of great people are working very hard in health care in Canada. However, I worry that we have come to believe the mirage of the universality of health care and too willingly accept the poor health of low income Canadians. Hence this with @drandrewb ht
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @_innanutshell: “Canada needs to invest in, and evaluate, new social programs such as a guaranteed annual income. The arbitrary silos be…
RT @clairehsnyman: "The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @DrEdwardX: "Poverty imposes insidious barriers even when services are 'free'" write @drandrewb & @AndreasLaupacis. "wicked" problems…
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care “It is well past time that we act on the undeniable importance of the social determinants of #health and remedy the inequities within the health care system itself.” htt
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/Ltfrf5GeNf
RT @Emily_Nicholas8: “Integrating social context will require partnering with disadvantaged patients and communities...co-designing meaning…
RT @DrMPhoenix: "The problem is both wicked and multifaceted". Social determinants of health affect access to service. Co-design with vulne…
RT @clairehsnyman: "The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
"The problem is both wicked and multifaceted". Social determinants of health affect access to service. Co-design with vulnerable populations is needed. @CodesignHub
RT @couragesings: “...access to much of health care still depends on a person’s income. The costs of medicines and the lack of publicly fun…
RT @CMAJ: Canada's failure to act on social policy means that universal health care is a mirage for most: Editorial https://t.co/Nbnu3vN3dC…
RT @AnjumSultana: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/5FXHZXkDmn
RT @couragesings: “...access to much of health care still depends on a person’s income. The costs of medicines and the lack of publicly fun…
"The arbitrary silos between health and social services must be reconsidered" so much of #healthcare depends on factors that lie outside of it #SDoH How can we build the bridge?
Interesting input about Canada's current social and health policies. What are your thoughts on health inequities in your area? What about private vs public healthcare funding and delivery? #cdnpoli #healthcare https://t.co/aPUsFDoInE
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
“...access to much of health care still depends on a person’s income. The costs of medicines and the lack of publicly funded psychotherapy, for instance, are excluding millions of Canadians from evidence-based treatments.”
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @docschull: .@drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis challenge the status quo in thoughtful @CMAJ editorial The mirage of universality: Canada’s…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @AM_Cressman: Great piece in @CMAJ by @drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis.That's what I call a Rally Cry!https://t.co/KisyUkP88m
RT @SeanJMolloy: Good article - “When compared with our international peers, Canada ranked last on the amount we spent on social programs i…
Canada's failure to act on social policy means that universal health care is a mirage for most: Editorial https://t.co/Nbnu3vN3dC @drandrewb @AndreasLaupacis #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #SDOH https://t.co/GC29KpFQyY
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/5FXHZXkDmn
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
1) The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care - @drandrewb @AndreasLaupacis in @CMAJ https://t.co/eSrcP5uqCX
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
Calls for #raisemytaxes
"Canadians have universal access to publicly funded physician and hospital care; however, access to much of health care still depends on a person’s income." @drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis in @CMAJ https://t.co/SlEzyZi8gD
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @tovimel: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/gh8BYIdszz
RT @DrEdwardX: "Poverty imposes insidious barriers even when services are 'free'" write @drandrewb & @AndreasLaupacis. "wicked" problems…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
"Poverty imposes insidious barriers even when services are 'free'" write @drandrewb & @AndreasLaupacis. "wicked" problems need multi-faceted approaches. Time to dismantle silos of health and social care. @CMAJ @UHN #pharmacare #cdnpoli #cdnhealth ht
RT @pgfor: +1 Important from @drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and heal…
RT @drbobbell: powerful editorial worth reading https://t.co/iIfakq3jit
RT @pgfor: +1 Important from @drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis: The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and heal…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/gh8BYIdszz
Health disparities persist in Canada.
"Canadians pride themselves on the fairness of their society and their health care system, yet disturbing inequities persist in both," write our Profs @drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis. Read their article in the @CMAJ https://t.co/NX7TbY16vO https://t.co/NzU
This should pierce the complacency about equity and universality in healthcare in Canada: https://t.co/X4fZbdhihN
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
"The persistence of these disparities amounts to discrimination against Canada’s most disadvantaged populations. It is well past time that we... remedy the inequities within the health care system itself." - @DrAndrewB & @AndreasLaupacis https://t.co/I
"The persistence of these disparities amounts to discrimination against Canada’s most disadvantaged populations. It is well past time that we... remedy the inequities within the health care system itself." https://t.co/IrrvyuqeEy
It feels good to hear someone say it out loud. "The effects of a fraying social safety net are pouring into the health care sector." https://t.co/fGBwXQxNid
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
The mirage of universality: Canada’s failure to act on social policy and health care https://t.co/tBEIlR8XGZ
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
“Prescription drugs, mental health counselling, the bulk of home care, physiotherapy and other services are not consistently publicly insured. Many people with lower incomes cannot afford them and end up in emergency departments and hospital wards...”
Published today in @CMAJ: “Canada’s failure to act on social policy comes with a human cost”—an editorial by Dr. Andrew Boozary (@drandrewb), Exec. Director of @UHN's Social Medicine Program & Dr. Andreas Laupacis (@AndreasLaupacis), Editor-in-Chief @C
RT @drbobbell: powerful editorial worth reading https://t.co/iIfakq3jit
RT @picardonhealth: 'Compared with our international peers, Canada ranks last on the amount we spend on social programs' - The mirage of u…
RT @docschull: .@drandrewb and @AndreasLaupacis challenge the status quo in thoughtful @CMAJ editorial The mirage of universality: Canada’s…