The Ontario Physicians Poverty Work Group are publishing a very useful series of three articles on the links between poverty and health on the Ontario Medical Association web site. The articles are by local physicians and members of Health Providers Against Poverty, public health leaders and Wellesley Associate Michael Rachlis, and provide excellent overviews of the adverse impact of poverty on health and what physicians can do to mitigate the worst health effects of poverty.
Further information on Health Providers Against Poverty’s research, advocacy and education activities can be found on its web site.