Community orientation in primary care practices: Results from the Comparison of Models of Primary Health Care in Ontario Study
#Abstract
Objective: To determine which of 4 organizational models of primary care in Ontario were more community oriented.
Design: Cross-sectional investigation using practice and provider surveys derived from the Primary Care Assessment Tool, with nested qualitative case studies (2 practices per model).
Self-Management, Health Service Use and Information Seeking for Diabetes Care among Black Caribbean Immigrants in Toronto
Nutrition and obesity care in multidisciplinary primary care settings in Ontario, Canada: Short duration of visits and complex health problems perceived as barriers
#Highlights
- Nutrition was perceived to be an important topic when discussing weight.
- Primary care providers perceived their knowledge in nutrition to be suboptimal.
- Access to allied health professionals facilitated referrals.
- Electronic Medical Records facilitated obesity management and communication.
- Lack of time and increase in multimorbidities hindered preventive care.
How Equity-Oriented Healthcare Affects Health
#Policy Points:
- A consensus regarding the need to orient health systems to address inequities is emerging, with much of this discussion targeting population health interventions and indicators. We know less about applying these approaches to primary health care.
Attachment to primary care and team-based primary care
#Abstract
Objective: To examine attachment to primary care and team-based primary care in the community for people who experienced imprisonment in Ontario, and to compare these attachment data with data for the general population.
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Ontario.
Impact of comprehensive care on health care use among a cohort of marginalized people living with hepatitis C in Toronto
#Abstract
Using Self-Determination theory to understand the social prescribing process: a qualitative study
#Abstract
Background: Social prescribing assists patients to engage insocial activities and connect to community supports as part of a holistic approach to primary care. Rx: Community was a social prescribing project, implemented within 11 community health centres situated across Ontario, Canada.
Age equity in different models of primary care practice in Ontario
#Editor's Key Points
The untold story: Examining Ontario’s CHCs’ initiatives to address upstream DOH
#Abstract
Background: Unlike traditional primary care centres, part of the Community Health Centre (CHC) mandate is to address upstream health determinants. In Ontario, CHCs refer to these activities as Community Initiatives (CIs); yet, little is known about how CIs operate. The objective of this study was to examine the scope, resource requirements, partnerships, successes and challenges among selected Ontario CIs.