Using Self-Determination theory to understand the social prescribing process: a qualitative study
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Background: Social prescribing assists patients to engage insocial activities and connect to community supports as part of a holistic approach to primary care. Rx: Community was a social prescribing project, implemented within 11 community health centres situated across Ontario, Canada.
Age equity in different models of primary care practice in Ontario
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The untold story: Examining Ontario’s CHCs’ initiatives to address upstream DOH
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Background: Unlike traditional primary care centres, part of the Community Health Centre (CHC) mandate is to address upstream health determinants. In Ontario, CHCs refer to these activities as Community Initiatives (CIs); yet, little is known about how CIs operate. The objective of this study was to examine the scope, resource requirements, partnerships, successes and challenges among selected Ontario CIs.
Delivering Primary Care as Envisioned
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Sentinels of inequity: examining policy requirements for equity-oriented primary healthcare
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A Regional System of High-Quality Care: Rural Hastings Health Link – A Collaborative Initiative
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The Role of Social Workers in Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Teams
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Background: In Ontario, Canada, social workers are employed in a number of primary healthcare (PHC) settings such as Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Family Health Teams (FHTs). However, many aspects of social work practice within PHC settings are unknown.
A Rapid Primary Healthcare Response to COVID-19: An Equity-Based and Systems- Thinking Approach to Care Ensuring that No One Is Left Behind
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Testing, infection and complication rates of COVID-19 among people with a recent history of homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cohort study
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Background: People with a recent history of homelessness are believed to be at high risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and, when infected, complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We describe and compare testing for SARS-CoV-2, test positivity and hospital admission, receipt of intensive care and mortality rates related to COVID-19 for people with a recent history of homelessness versus community-dwelling people as of July 31, 2020.