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.
This presentation is an overview of a project by the Ottawa Pracice Enhancement Network (OPEN) about a project that used neighbourhood measures of vulnerability to link to EMR data.
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.
CIHI partnered with the Alliance for Healthier Communities (Alliance) to conduct this second proof-of-concept analysis focused on mental health and addictions. The Alliance represents a network of community-governed primary health care organizations that includes Ontario’s community health centres (CHCs).i CHCs provide interdisciplinary care to clients through a team-based approach, and remuneration is on a salaried basis. Care is integrated and coordinated both within the CHCs and with external health care providers and community-based agencies.