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Barriers and enablers to primary care access for equity-deserving populations in Ontario

Sarah Sanford, Yu-ling Yin, Christine Sheppard |

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Primary care is a foundational part of the healthcare system. Yet many Ontarians lack a regular healthcare provider and there are inequities accessing primary care services, especially for racialized, low-income and 2SLBGTQ+ populations.    This scoping review identified 68 peer-review studies that discussed 17 different barriers and enablers to primary care access for these populations. While […]

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We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.