Report

At the June 2020 Alliance Annual General Meeting, Alliance members unanimously passed a resolution to advance sociodemographic data collection in our sector, with a goal of all member organizations having a 75% data completion rate by 2024. Collecting this data is essential to our mission of advancing health equity, because it provides evidence we need to advocate for our clients in priority populations and tailor service delivery to improve care. It also helps us to obtain funding and support for programs that assist our most vulnerable clients.  

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As the overdose crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, health care experts and people who use drugs called for greater access to a safer supply of prescription medications as an alternative to the toxic illegal drug supply.

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This environmental scan was developed to help advance access to interpretation services the KW4 area (Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, Woolwich). However, it contains a literature review and information about resources that reach well beyond KW4. It was shared with the Alliance because it may be useful to other member organizations and their community & system partners. 

The chapters in this report discuss relevant findings from the scientific literature on priority health risks related to climate change and on adaptation options for protecting health. Where information is available, chapters include quantitative projections of future health risks from climate change (see Chapter 5: Air Quality; Chapter 6: Infectious Diseases; Chapter 7: Water Quality, Quantity, and Security).

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Executive Summary

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Key findings from this report are available as an infographic here.In Ontario, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing opioid overdose crisis, leading to a significant rise in unintentional deaths due to opioid-related toxicity.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on the health and wellbeing of people and communities in Ontario, Alliance members worked hard to ensure that people who experience barriers continued to receive high-quality care. The Alliance has 109 members that include AHACs, CHCs, CFHTs, and NPLCs and a FHO. When the information below describes a specific primary care model, this is indicated.

Using evidence from other successful childhood vaccination programs and from behavioural science, this science brief identifies four broad evidence-based strategies for increasing COVID-19 vaccination uptake in children and youth: 1) School-based vaccination, 2) Healthcare provider recommendation, 3) Reminders and recall systems, and 4) Public health communication campaigns.