Join us for a timely discussion on practical strategies, resources, and opportunities to improve access to public health and health care services for medically uninsured migrants in Ontario at an individual, program, organizational, and policy level.
Immigration status is a significant yet often overlooked determinant of health. This issue brief outlines the health and health equity impacts of immigration status for migrants in Canada to build understanding and guide public health planning, policy and action.
Join us for this foundational webinar, where we will provide an overview of the health and health equity impacts of immigration status for migrants in Canada to build understanding and guide public health planning, policy and action.
Discover Season 2, Episode 5 “Disrupting for Health Care for All,” by listening to the episode and/or reading the episode companion document, which includes a written transcript, key quotes, related resources and discussion questions to support reflection, sharing and action.
This episode companion document provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 4 “Disrupting migrant work” with key quotes and related resources to prompt discussion, reflection and action.
In March 2020, Ontario’s Ministry of Health temporarily expanded hospital funding to cover all uninsured residents. This report gathers data from health care professionals to document how this unique funding expansion impacted the health and well-being of uninsured individuals.
Migrants are systemically excluded from universal health coverage, an important social determinant of health. This article describes a model of knowledge translation led by front-line workers to improve access to health services for migrants living in Ontario.
This report from Doctors of the World highlights the significant unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of migrant women living in Quebec without health care coverage and calls for action to advance public health and gender equality.
This global report defines key concepts, brings together literature and data on the health status and determinants of health for migrants and refugees, and lays out a framework for essential, urgent action for shared health.
This Equity in Action story is distilled from an interview with Anila Lee Yuen, President & CEO of the Centre for Newcomers and Chair of the Calgary East Zone Newcomers Collaborative. The interview took place in September 2021, and its details should be considered within the context of that time period. If English is not
