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Mobile health clinic model in the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and opportunities for policy changes and innovation

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Mobile Clinics represent an untapped resource for our healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated its limitations. Mobile health clinic programs in the US already play important, albeit under-appreciated roles in the healthcare ...
Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, Rigoberto Delgado, Aditi Gupta, Jennifer Bennet, Nancy E. Oriol, Sachin H. Jain   +5 more
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A qualitative study of barriers to employment experienced by people living with HIV in Toronto and Ottawa

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Effective treatment has extended the life expectancy and reduced disability in people living with HIV (PLWH). However, previous research has found 45–65% of working-age PLWH were unemployed compared to 5–10% in the general public of North ...
Melissa Perri, Amy-Craig Neil, Mark Gaspar, Charlotte Hunter, Claire Kendall, Ower Alexander, Andrew D. Pinto   +6 more
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A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021
To neglect something is to fail to take care of it properly, particularly through inattention. Twenty diseases and disease groups comprise the WHO’s portfolio of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and each could provide a case study for that definition ...
M. Malecela, Camilla Ducker
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Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure [PDF]

, 2007
To comprehend the multipartite organization of large-scale biological and social systems, we introduce a new information theoretic approach that reveals community structure in weighted and directed networks.
C. T. Bergstrom, de Solla Price, Enright, Eriksen, Girvan, Guimer  , M. Rosvall, Palla   +7 more
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Effect of free medicine distribution on ability to make ends meet: post hoc quantitative subgroup analysis and qualitative thematic analysis

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Out-of-pocket medication costs can contribute to financial insecurity and many Canadians have trouble affording medicines. This study aimed to determine if the effect of eliminating out-of-pocket medication costs on individual’s financial ...
Nav Persaud, Hannah Woods, Ri Wang, Aine Workentin, Margaret Hess   +4 more
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Screening for poverty and related social determinants to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK): development and cognitive testing of a tool for primary care

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Healthcare organizations are increasingly exploring ways to address the social determinants of health. Accurate data on social determinants is essential to identify opportunities for action to improve health outcomes, to identify patterns of ...
Itunuoluwa Adekoya, Alannah Delahunty-Pike, Dana Howse, Leanne Kosowan, Zita Seshie, Eunice Abaga, Jane Cooney, Marjeiry Robinson, Dorothy Senior, Alexander Zsager, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Mandi Irwin, Lois Jackson, Alan Katz, Emily Marshall, Nazeem Muhajarine, Cory Neudorf, Andrew D. Pinto   +17 more
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Reducing Inequities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review and Synthesis of Public Health Recommendations

Public Health Reviews, 2022
Objectives: Efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic should take into account worsening health inequities. While many public health experts have commented on inequities, no analysis has yet synthesized recommendations into a guideline for practitioners ...
Chloe Brown, Chloe Brown, Katie Wilkins, Katie Wilkins, Amy Craig-Neil, Tara Upshaw, Andrew David Pinto, Andrew David Pinto, Andrew David Pinto, Andrew David Pinto, Andrew David Pinto   +10 more
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Mapping the Landscape of Do-it-Yourself Medicine

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2022
The practice of medicine is typically conceptualized as remaining within the boundaries of a hospital or clinic. However, in recent years, patients have been able to gain access to information about medical research as it is ongoing. As a result, there has been a rise in do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, where individuals treat themselves for medical ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Correction to: A qualitative study of barriers to employment experienced by people living with HIV in Toronto and Ottawa

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Melissa Perri, Amy Craig-Neil, Mark Gaspar, Charlotte Hunter, Claire Kendall, Ower Alexander, Andrew D. Pinto   +6 more
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What does the public think about artificial intelligence?—A criticality map to understand bias in the public perception of AI

Frontiers of Computer Science, 2023
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous in medicine, business, manufacturing and transportation, and is entering our personal lives. Public perceptions of AI are often shaped either by admiration for its benefits and possibilities,
P. Brauner, Alexander Hick, R. Philipsen, M. Ziefle   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source