Hey Cdn Public Health Assoc. #PHSP18 attendees - are you working on #healthcare or #publichealth issues for underserved populations? Check out our forthcoming book: canadianscholars.ca/books/under-se…

A great group of participants here today for the Global Health Sim simulation development workshop #PHSP2018 Cdn Public Health Assoc. see ghsim.com/course for more info!

Thanks Mariam Parwaiz Geoff Toogood crazysocks4docs @sarahtulkmd André Picard - though I like crazy (and often mismatching) socks on normal days, I definitely will be wearing and talking about them Fri June 1. 🧦 👟#physicianhealth #mentalhealth #crazysocks4docs

Nearly 4,000 Canadians died as a result of #opioids in 2017 - a 34% increase over previous year - government data shows, by Carly Weeks theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail

Access to care varies tremendously from 🌍 to 🌎. So the percent dying from TB disease varies from <5% in high income 💵 💵 💵 💵 countries to >20% ⁉️⁉️ in low income 💵 countries Ref who.int/tb/publication…

The causes of TB are the determinants of many diseases. If you’re poor, uneducated, live in bad housing, are marginalized, live in an unhealthy community, don’t have access 🛣 to healthcare 🏥 you’re chances of getting sick and dying from illness are always higher.

Rather than stating "vulnerable" or "marginalized", when we use "under-served" population, we shift the dialogue from saying there is a a deficit in a given population to there is a systemic and institutional problem - Thomas Piggott MD PhD #terminologymatters

Had the chance to speak with the wonderful HEI group in rounds today about Under-Served Book - the book from Canadian Scholars co-edited by me and Neil Arya canadianscholars.ca/books/under-se…

The talk was about #Indigenous, #InnerCity and #Migrant populations in Canada, and how we as researchers, healthcare practitioners, and policy makers need to re-orient our thinking and actions to better serve these populations.

I had three key messages to share with the group when it comes to under-served populations: 1. Language and terminology MATTERS. 2. We need to critically reflect on WHO we are serving. 3. Outcomes not good intentions need to be our focus.

Since Canadian confederation, the life expectancy ON AVERAGE has nearly doubled. But not for everyone... #cdnpoli

Health outcomes in nearly every domain, ON AVERAGE are improving... Over the past 20 years, most #infectiousdiseases and even #noncommunicablediseases are decreasing. But not for everyone...

Language and terminology 📚 is important, when we say #vulnerable and #marginalized, we are putting the focus on deficit within population groups. When we say under-served, we are shifting the dialogue to institutional and systemic problems.

Our key challenge working in health is to refocus our efforts on addressing these inequalities. But to do this we need to understand the historical roots, the language we use, the biases we each have, and to listen 👂 and engage under-served populations throughout the work we do.

The group had some great questions and points and experiences of their own to share, so thanks! And let's keep the discussion and critical reflection going! If you want to listen to the recording 🎙️ you can find it here: mcmaster.webex.com/mcmaster/ldr.p…

Excited to be here at my #almamater University of Guelph for the Oxfam at Guelph #FillingTheGaps symposium! Look forward to discussing #health and #healthcare for #underserved populations Under-Served Book University of Guelph Public Health Guelph Pre-Med Club

If you want to check out the Under-Served Book see the website: underserved.ca or from the book's publisher Canadian Scholars: canadianscholars.ca/books/under-se…

Moms need more than flowers on #MothersDay - They need paid maternity leave, affordable #childcare and health care, by Evil Fitness Barbie nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… via NBC News THINK @paimadhu

Today Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor and I met with future health professionals and learned about their views on the future of #GlobalHealth. #GlobalHealthYouth x.com/CDNMinHealth/s…