Reducing Health Inequities Project

Reducing Health Inequities: A Health System Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) initiated the Reducing Health Inequities:  A Health System Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention project to identify the actions the health system can take towards reducing health inequities.  Three underserved populations were identified for the focus of this work:  immigrants, refugees, and individuals transitioning into and out of the corrections system.  An engagement process was undertaken with a wide range of key stakeholders from across BC representing health authorities, government, and community organizations to collectively put forward recommendations for action to reduce health inequities and improve the quality and accessibility of the health system's policies, programs and services.

Final Report

• Towards Reducing Health Inequities - Final Discussion Paper

Project Communication Tools

• Towards Reducing Health Inequities - Corrections Population Summary Recommendations
• Towards Reducing Health Inequities - Immigrant Population Summary Recommendations
• Towards Reducing Health Inequities - Refugee Population Summary Recommendations
• Towards Reducing Health Inequities - PowerPoint Presentation

Additional Resources

 
• Health System Approaches to Promoting Health Equity: A Discussion Paper
• Improving Health Care System Responses to Chronic Disease among British Columbia's Immigrant, Refugee, and Corrections Populations: A Review of Current Findings and Opportunities for Change
• Executive Summary - Improving Health Care System Responses to Chronic Disease among British Columbia's Immigrant, Refugee, and Corrections Populations: A Review of Current Findings and Opportunities for Change

  Immigrant Population Working Group

• Background Information: ReferencesBackground Information: Chronic Disease Among BC's Immigrant Population - A Review of Current Findings and Opportunities for Change
• Background Information: References
• Annotated Bibliography: Health and Health Care of Ethnocultural Minority Older Adults

Refugee Population Working Group

• Definitions of Key Terms

• Background Information: Chronic Disease Among BC's Refugee Population - A Review of Current Findings and Opportunities for Change
• Background Information: References

Corrections Population Working Group

Please note: "Corrections Population" refers to individuals transitioning into or out of the corrections system.

• Background Information: Chronic Disease Among BC's Corrections Population - A Review of Current Findings and Opportunities for Change

• Background Information: References
• Background Information: Powerpoint Presentation