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Our health is determined in large part by factors outside of the health care system. Known as the social determinants of health, these are the conditions in which we l...
Healthcare leaders in Ontario and across Canada have shown a growing interest in the collection and use of patient-reported measures within primary care and integrated...
Data on disabilities to support accountability around access to health services: a jurisdictional scan
In Progress
Data collection on disability can potentially be utilized to identify patient needs and barriers to care, and inform how healthcare organizations design and deliver se...
Predicting hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions using primary care EMR data
In Progress
Hospitalizations related to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) are common, costly, to some degree preventable with high-quality primary care, and are thus use...
Workers Organizing: multiple case study analysis
In Progress
Precarious employment has numerous negative consequences for workers’ health, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To support the efforts to organize ...
This study will conduct a scoping review to summarize evidence on outpatient healthcare-based social care interventions that aim to support children ages 0-13 and/or t...
Lessons Learned from the Collection of Sociodemographic Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Progress
For Public Health Units (PHU) to respond to the health needs of the population informed by evidence, there is a need to better understand the barriers and enablers to ...
Housing conditions: Evaluation, Advocacy and Research in Toronto community Housing (HEARTH Study)
In Progress
The HEARTH study aims to evaluate an intervention that aims to address housing conditions in Toronto. Through an innovative approach of engaging individuals impacted b...
One in five children in Canada lives in poverty, and the number is projected to rise for at least the next five years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, health inequities a...
The ANITA project examines the working conditions and access to health care of women domestic workers (DWs) in Peru as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will ...
There is substantial evidence that our daily living and working conditions, including housing, social support, healthcare access, and race, impact our health outcomes....
Project Dignify: Supporting seniors living with mental illness who experience homelessness
In Progress
Our study will evaluate Project Dignify, a new case management program at St. Michael’s Hospital that aims to provide older adults experiencing homelessness and mental...