Disruption as opportunity: Impacts of an organizational health equity intervention in primary care clinics

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Browne, Annette J ^a   Varcoe, Colleen ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b   Nadine Wathen, C ^b   Smye, Victoria ^b   Jackson, Beth E ^c   Wallace, Bruce ^d   Pauly, Bernadette ^e   Herbert, Carol P ^a   Lavoie, Josée G ^f   Wong, Sabrina T ^a   Blanchet Garneau, Amelie ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Harm reduction; Health care disparities; Health equity; Health services accessibility; Health services research; Indigenous populations; Primary care; Structural violence; Trauma informed care; Trauma and violence informed care; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RACISM; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 85054091862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0820-2     Document Type: Article

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