Patterns of medication and healthcare use among people who died of an opioid-related toxicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario

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.

Supporting Health in Communities during COVID-19: How Community Primary Healthcare Delivered Continuous Care and Advanced Health Equity through the Pandemic Crisis

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.

Behavioural Science-Informed Strategies for Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Children and Youth

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.

Collaborative Care for Mental Health and Addictions

The current provincial government, since their election in the spring of 2018, has pledged considerable funding towards expanding and improving mental health care in Ontario. However, the critical role of community-based primary health care teams in providing this care has not been recognized. There is a significant risk that this work will be under-resourced and that, as a result, the clinically and socially vulnerable people served by these teams will experience unnecessary harms. This discussion paper describes a research program that is helping us better understand:

Engagement, Governance, Access, and Protection (EGAP): A Data Governance Framework for Health Data Collected from Black Communities in Ontario

The Engagement, Governance, Access, and Protection (EGAP) was authored by the Black Health Working Group (Paul Bailey, Corey Bernard, Ahmed Bayoumi, Andrew Boozary, Cynthia Damba, Sané Dube, Ryan Hinds, Kwame McKenzie, Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Onye Nnorom, Camille Orridge, Andrew Pinto, Gideon Quaison, Angela Robertson, and Arjumand Siddiqi). 

For more resources related to EGAP, see https://blackhealthequity.ca/#resources.

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