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Frontline Health Care in Canada: Innovations in Delivering Services to Vulnerable Populations

Canadian Policy Research Networks. Frontline Health Care in Canada: Innovations in Delivering Services to Vulnerable Populations. Judi Varga-Toth Assistant Director, Social Development. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2007 St. John ‘s, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Frontline Health Care in Canada: Innovations in Delivering Services to Vulnerable Populations

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  1. Canadian Policy Research Networks Frontline Health Care in Canada:Innovations in Delivering Services to Vulnerable Populations Judi Varga-Toth Assistant Director, Social Development Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2007St. John ‘s, Newfoundland and Labrador July 13, 2007 Canadian PolicyResearch Networks

  2. Overview • Project investigated: • Access to primary health care services for people in rural, remote and northern regions, and inner-city areas • Issues and challenges for vulnerable populations • Innovations in service delivery by frontline health care workers, in context of challenging conditions and demands Canadian Policy Research Networks

  3. Partnership • Collaboration between the private sector and the non-profit sector: • Project Phases • Successes and challenges • Future avenues Canadian Policy Research Networks

  4. Vulnerable Populations • Rural, remote and northern • Poorer health status and greater need for primary health care • Large gaps in service availability (e.g. mental health, addictions, cancer, OT/PT, trauma, dental, maternity) • Challenges of geography, weather, isolation • Recruitment and retention of health care workers Canadian Policy Research Networks

  5. Vulnerable Populations • Inner city and marginalized • Low levels of education, employment, access to human and financial resources • Health problems are often severe and complex, complicated by poor housing, nutrition, oral health • Particular populations are at risk; street youth, homeless, immigrants and refugees, Aboriginal Peoples Canadian Policy Research Networks

  6. Frontline Health Services • Characteristics • Effective, responsive • Delivery systems and mechanisms are not mainstream • Workers are “specialists” • Access points • Urban (hospital emergency departments, community health centres, community services) • Rural (family doctor, rural hospitals, CHCs, mobile health units, nursing stations) Canadian Policy Research Networks

  7. Frontline Health Services • Hospital Emergency Departments • Urban • Rural • Community Paramedicine • Community Health Centres • Urban CHCs • Aboriginal CHCs • Rural CHCs Canadian Policy Research Networks

  8. Innovative Health Initiatives • Target populations • Appropriate care • Delivery practices and systems • Demands and resources Canadian Policy Research Networks

  9. Issues and Challenges • Inadequate training • Shortage of health care professionals • Conflicting funding models • Lack of integrated care • Poor coverage of CHCs • Inadequate services in the suburbs and rural/remote communities Canadian Policy Research Networks

  10. Policy Perspectives for Frontline Health • Health Determinants • Who is Responsible? • Supporting Community Innovations • Health Services, Access and “Wait Times” Canadian Policy Research Networks

  11. Summary • Innovations in Delivery of Frontline Health Care Services • Needs of Vulnerable Populations • Appropriate Policy Perspective Canadian Policy Research Networks

  12. Read the full report David Hay, Judi Varga-Toth and Emily Hines Frontline Health Care in Canada: Innovations in Delivering Services to Vulnerable Populations, Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks, September 2006. Available atwww.CPRN.org Canadian Policy Research Networks

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