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Health Equity in Northern Ontario - Health Quality …

(7 days ago) WebThe report on healthy equity in northern Ontario looks at: The health status of people living in Ontario’s North East and North West Local Health Integration Network regions. The concerns and challenges faced by First …

https://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Specialized-Reports/Health-Equity-in-Northern-Ontario

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Access is the top health-related issue in Northern Ontario, says …

(3 days ago) WebIn January the Northern Ontario School of Medicine said there is a need for 313 full-time equivalent physicians across Northern Ontario. (HSN) Access to services …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/access-health-care-north-1.6154217

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What you need to know about Ontario's changes to the Northern …

(1 days ago) WebThe Ontario government is spending $45 million over three years to expand the Northern Health Travel Grant. While the expansion was initially included in the 2024 …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-health-travel-grant-1.7189577

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Healthcare challenges in northern Ont. to be addressed

(1 days ago) WebOctober 27, 2021. SUDBURY, Ont. – Addressing healthcare challenges and service gaps in northern Ontario are among the top priorities of a major new plan by the Ontario …

https://www.canhealth.com/2021/10/27/healthcare-challenges-in-northern-ont-to-be-addressed/

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Ontario’s doctors release action plan to address health-care

(4 days ago) WebPrescription for Northern Ontario is part of a larger master plan, Prescription for Ontario: Doctors’ 5-Point Plan for Better Health Care, which will be released …

https://www.oma.org/newsroom/news/2021/oct/ontarios-doctors-release-action-plan-to-address-health-care-challenges-in-northern-ontario/

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Ontario Connecting People in the North to the Care They Need

(3 days ago) WebQuick Facts. This investment was announced as part of the 2024 Ontario Budget, to help support health care access for the people of Northern Ontario.; In 2022 …

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004509/ontario-connecting-people-in-the-north-to-the-care-they-need

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Northern Ont. health care shortage getting worse CTV …

(Just Now) Web"From the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, it estimates that as of June 2022 that there was a shortage of 364 physicians. It's a fairly significant physician population for the population size that is …

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/oma-releases-progress-report-on-its-prescription-for-primary-care-1.6421709

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Closing health gaps in the north - OMA

(3 days ago) WebAccess to high-quality health care is a core tenet of a functioning society, but doctors know that residents of northern Ontario experience higher rates of poor mental …

https://www.oma.org/newsroom/ontario-medical-review/archived-issues/winter-2021/closing-health-gaps-in-the-north/

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Northern Ont. First Nations facing COVID-19 surge …

(6 days ago) WebPublished July 14, 2022 8:15 a.m. PDT. Share. Several First Nations in Ontario's Far North are in a "very dire situation" as they deal with a surge in COVID-19 amid an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, a doctor …

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont-first-nations-facing-covid-19-surge-amid-health-care-worker-shortage-1.5987452

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Shortage of physicians, support systems puts health care in …

(2 days ago) WebAnd this work – the kind of comprehensive community responsive care that has supported the health of rural systems in northern Ontario for years – is in jeopardy. …

https://healthydebate.ca/2022/01/topic/doctor-shortage-northern-ontario/

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Ontario doctors recommend focus on improving health care …

(Just Now) WebA recently released report also recommends a focus on addiction and mental health issues in the north. 3:06 Providing free animal care in remote areas of …

https://globalnews.ca/news/8323023/northern-ontario-health-care-recommendations/

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Ontario Announces Three New Northern Ontario Health Teams

(Just Now) WebThe three new Ontario Health Teams are: Kiiwetinoong Healing Waters Ontario Health Team, serving Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout. Working together, …

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002388/ontario-announces-three-new-northern-ontario-health-teams

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The Mental Health Crisis in Northern Ontario report.nosm.ca

(8 days ago) WebThe Epidemic within the Pandemic: The Mental Health Crisis in Northern Ontario. The pandemic continues to amplify the critical shortage in mental health providers in …

https://report.nosm.ca/the-mental-health-crisis-in-northern-ontario/

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Staggering mental health, addiction stats push northern First …

(1 days ago) WebMental health and addictions issues aren't new in First Nations in northern Ontario, but people in the field say the situation is getting worse. Chiefs across the …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/first-nations-mental-health-addictions-1.6959555

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Northern Ontario health care priorities

(7 days ago) Webassessments of policy issues in a pan-Northern Ontario context; Relevance: Northern Policy Institute will support practical and applied research on current or emerging issues …

https://www.northernpolicy.ca/upload/documents/publications/briefing-notes/paper-health-policy-4-english-15.06.22.pdf

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Crisis in northern Ontario nursing stations: Health workers sound …

(2 days ago) WebFirst Nations’ health care is federally funded; there are 79 nursing stations in Canada, 21 of them in Ontario. According to Janet Gordon, who serves as the chief …

https://www.tvo.org/article/crisis-in-northern-ontario-nursing-stations-health-workers-sound-the-alarm

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Northern Ontario's state of Mental Health and Why

(Just Now) WebAll health units in Northern Ontario - except for the North Bay and Parry Sound District Health unit – had a lower percentage of individuals that perceived their mental health as …

https://www.northernpolicy.ca/northern-ontario-mental-health

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Urgent problems in Ontario’s health-care system need addressing …

(2 days ago) WebA secondary report, Prescription for northern Ontario, was released at the same time, offering an ambitious plan to address serious health-care gaps in northern …

https://www.oma.org/newsroom/ontario-medical-review/latest-issue/fall-2023/urgent-problems-in-ontarios-health-care-system-need-addressing-now/

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Chronic disease in Northern Ontario - Wikipedia

(5 days ago) WebFurthermore, problems in access to health services in Northern Ontario quite often stem from distance and shortages of health human resources (Romanow, 2002). On average …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_disease_in_Northern_Ontario

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Rural and northern health issues: Challenges and new opportunities

(7 days ago) WebRural and northern health issues: Challenges and new opportunities. People in Ontario’s rural and northern communities have higher self-reported rates of fair or …

https://ontario.cmha.ca/news/rural-northern-health-issues-challenges-new-opportunities/

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Primary health care access among First Nations people living off

(Just Now) WebUsing combined data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) from 2017 to 2020, this study examines various indicators of access to primary health …

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/41-20-0002/412000022023005-eng.htm

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Health concerns in remote First Nation in Ontario not taken …

(1 days ago) WebThe deputy chief of the remote Fort Albany First Nation in northern Ontario says health concerns in the remote community are not taken seriously and members …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/remote-first-nations-health-care-1.6430305

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Rural and Northern Community Issues in Mental Health

(7 days ago) WebKey issues for rural and northern communities. The health status of a population is inversely related to the remoteness of its location. 17 In Ontario, the basket of services …

https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/rural-and-northern-community-issues-in-mental-health/

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Northern Ontario Health Equity Strategy

(2 days ago) WebIn 2018, Health Quality Ontario released the Northern Ontario Health Equity Strategy, developed with Northern partners, which sets out key actions to give Northerners better …

https://www.hqontario.ca/What-is-Health-Quality/Health-Equity-and-Quality/Our-Work/Northern-Ontario-Health-Equity-Strategy

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Northern health unit issues warnings as wildfire smoke causes …

(3 days ago) WebOntario’s Air Quality Health Index reports North Bay, Sudbury, Parry Sound and Sault Ste. Marie’s air quality is expected to be moderate to very poor Thursday. …

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-health-unit-issues-warnings-as-wildfire-smoke-causes-poor-air-quality-1.6431868

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Northern Health Travel Grant improvments welcome: Mantha

(6 days ago) WebAlgoma-Manitoulin MPP, Michael Mantha, welcomed the news that the government of Ontario has finally listened to hundreds of Northerners who've called for …

https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/northern-health-travel-grant-improvments-welcome-mantha-8689656

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Cellphone ban won’t address mental health, classroom …

(Just Now) WebWhile a ban on cellphones in Ontario classrooms will temporarily keep them out of students’ hands, the move will do little to support the mental health of youth …

https://brocku.ca/media-room/2024/04/29/cellphone-ban-wont-address-mental-health-classroom-concentration-issues-say-brock-experts/

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Implementation of the Community Homes for Opportunity …

(6 days ago) WebThis study explored the views of the Community Mental Health Agency staff on their experiences with the CHO and related changes for further improvement of the …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01612840.2024.2338172

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