Under-Served Book

Excited to be here at my #almamater @uofg for the @oxfamguelph #FillingTheGaps symposium! Look forward to discussing #health and #healthcare for #underserved populations @UnderservedCA @UofGPH @PMCGuelph

If you want to check out the @UnderservedCA see the website: underserved.ca or from the book's publisher @CanadianScholar: canadianscholars.ca/books/un…

The group had some great questions and points and experiences of their own to share, so thanks! And let's keep the discussion and critical reflection going! If you want to listen to the recording 🎙️ you can find it here: mcmaster.webex.com/mcmaster/…

Our key challenge working in health is to refocus our efforts on addressing these inequalities. But to do this we need to understand the historical roots, the language we use, the biases we each have, and to listen 👂 and engage under-served populations throughout the work we do.

Language and terminology 📚 is important, when we say #vulnerable and #marginalized, we are putting the focus on deficit within population groups. When we say under-served, we are shifting the dialogue to institutional and systemic problems.

Health outcomes in nearly every domain, ON AVERAGE are improving... Over the past 20 years, most #infectiousdiseases and even #noncommunicablediseases are decreasing. But not for everyone...

Since Canadian confederation, the life expectancy ON AVERAGE has nearly doubled. But not for everyone... #cdnpoli

I had three key messages to share with the group when it comes to under-served populations: 1. Language and terminology MATTERS. 2. We need to critically reflect on WHO we are serving. 3. Outcomes not good intentions need to be our focus.

The talk was about #Indigenous, #InnerCity and #Migrant populations in Canada, and how we as researchers, healthcare practitioners, and policy makers need to re-orient our thinking and actions to better serve these populations.

Had the chance to speak with the wonderful @HEI_mcmaster group in rounds today about @UnderservedCA - the book from @CanadianScholar co-edited by me and @aryaaneil canadianscholars.ca/books/un…

Access to care varies tremendously from 🌍 to 🌎. So the percent dying from TB disease varies from <5% in high income 💵 💵 💵 💵 countries to >20% ⁉️⁉️ in low income 💵 countries Ref who.int/tb/publications/C2_2…

The causes of TB are the determinants of many diseases. If you’re poor, uneducated, live in bad housing, are marginalized, live in an unhealthy community, don’t have access 🛣 to healthcare 🏥 you’re chances of getting sick and dying from illness are always higher.

Thanks @MariamParwaiz @gdtoogood @crazysocks4Docs @sarahtulkmd @picardonhealth - though I like crazy (and often mismatching) socks on normal days, I definitely will be wearing and talking about them Fri June 1. 🧦 👟#physicianhealth #mentalhealth #crazysocks4docs – at Winnipeg, Manitoba