In 2008, the Ontario Physicians' Poverty Working Group (including representation from HPAP) published five articles on poverty and health in the Ontario Medical Review. These articles, together with a recently passed Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Council resolution calling for the development of an organizational policy that examines poverty as a risk factor for poor health outcomes, are signs of the increasing urgency with which the medical community sees the need to address poverty as a health issue.
1) An evidence-based overview of the impact of poverty on health
2) An introduction for physicians to measuring poverty with individual clients and in communities of practice.
3) Primary care approaches to addressing poverty as a health issue.
4) Specific populations disproportionately affected by poverty and the health issues that arise in these groups.
5) Public policy approaches to addressing poverty as a health issue in Ontario.
These articles can be viewed on the OMR website or individually: article 1, article 2, article 3, article 4, article 5.