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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Anonymous.

These are tools and resources intended for use by primary care health providers, in assessing and treating patients who live in poverty.

Please send us your comments and suggestions for revisions, or other tools to post -- these are all living documents.

Click to view slides and handouts from presentations given by HPAP members. Please feel free to use content (with attribution), or email us for the original slides where not available.

See also General Resources

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Poverty: A Clinical Tool for Primary Care (version for publication) -- A 4-page desktop guide to addressing poverty in primary care. This tool is in development and feedback is welcome879.66 KB
Poverty: A Clinical Tool for Primary Care (version with References)1.26 MB
A sample Cumulative Patient Profile, modified to include standard information about social determinants of health. This ensures SDOH data is available at the front of every chart.67.5 KB
A revised Preventive Care Checklist Form for women, using the template endorsed by the CFPC. This ensures questions about social determinants will be asked at every routine annual health exam.51.5 KB
A revised Preventive Care Checklist Form for men, using the template endorsed by the CFPC. This ensures questions about social determinants will be asked at every routine annual health exam.51 KB
Best Practices for Completing Successful ODSP Applications 2005.pdf204.15 KB
CLEO pamphlet on completing ODSP applications for Health Professionals.pdf268.09 KB
HPAP tip sheet for Primary Care providers on working with people living in poverty.pdf105.81 KB
RNAO HPAP Poverty and Health Resources handout May 27 2008.pdf37.39 KB
Simple flow sheet for Harm Reduction screening in Primary Care.pdf20.78 KB
Strategies for Dealing With the Media adapted from presentation by Carol Goar.pdf97.47 KB
Tips on completing Mandatory Special Necessities Forms for Social Assistance Recipients.pdf157.77 KB
Tips on completing Special Diet forms November 2006.pdf223.88 KB
HPAP tip sheet for working with individuals living in poverty January 7 2007.pdf184.87 KB

Poverty represents a serious but reversible threat to the health of Ontarians. As health providers we enjoy privilege and access to power which many others do not. As a high-impact health intervention, we will work to eliminate poverty.