HLTH 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sport Klub, Infant Mortality

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Lecture 9 regional disparities in canadian health care. Integration of patient/family perspective: transparency about how $ is spent, achieves results with minimum expenditure, reaches every individual independent of ses etc. Increased mental health/addictions: aging population, need for primary care investment, focus on acute illness rather than preventions, support for marginalized population. Nl + labrador: catastrophic drug coverage, high per capita health care costs, severely affected by migration, large disparities in rural vs. urban, labrador remote parts rely on air transport for care. Nb + ns: not transitioned to primary care reform system, heavy emphasis on hospital-based care, senior citizens, those with disabilities and those who meet certain income criteria eligible for insurance coverage. Qb: global medicine centered on health and continuum of care rather than treating illness. Related to sdh: health and social policies evolved in more natural way with community sector, only province with universal pharmacare plan coverage for those not covered by employer plan.

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