GGR353H5 Lecture Notes - Health Geography, Northern Ontario, Cohort Study
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More specifically people who need access to specific resources are unable to because of economic, social, and other reasons: should be efficient (maximize the health benefit while you minimize the cost). Should be equitable (should be provided uniformly to the populations they are designed to serve: [very end of the article] develo1ping world (there is a greater emphasis on absolute service provision rather than targeting low income deprived groups. Concentration of services in urban centers) vs developed world (focus on low income/ deprived groups, geographical distance constrains access, financial barriers are more pronounced, especially in the us: know the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary. Ices reading: what are the pros and cons to health care provisions in ontario, pros, biggest pro. In ontario specifically: patients treated respective of ses/income. This means that once on the waitlist your ses doesn"t matter: ontario wait times strategy (progress, cons, lack of health care provision in geographically remote areas.
