Toward improved access to medical services for relatively underserved populations : Canadian approaches, foreign lessons

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Toward improved access to medical services for relatively underserved populations : Canadian approaches, foreign lessons Barer, M. L.; Wood, Laura Christine, 1955-; Schneider, David G.

Abstract

[T]he objectives of this report are to: - provide in one document a detailed account of the historical and current initiatives in each province and territory, intended to redress geographic imbalance in the provision of medical services (Appendices l-12); - report on the approaches taken in other countries to which Canada often looks for policy inspiration (bad examples can also inspire important avoidance strategies) (Section C); - summarize the provincial/territorial experiences, in order to draw out common themes and experiences (Section B); - offer some reflections and lessons on the basis of the information and materials gathered in support of the first three objectives (Section D).

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Title	Toward improved access to medical services for relatively underserved populations : Canadian approaches, foreign lessons
Alternate Title	HHRU 99:3
Creator	Barer, M. L.; Wood, Laura Christine, 1955-; Schneider, David G.
Contributor	University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher	Health Human Resources Unit (HHRU)
Date Issued	1999-05
Description	[T]he objectives of this report are to: - provide in one document a detailed account of the historical and current initiatives in each province and territory, intended to redress geographic imbalance in the provision of medical services (Appendices l-12); - report on the approaches taken in other countries to which Canada often looks for policy inspiration (bad examples can also inspire important avoidance strategies) (Section C); - summarize the provincial/territorial experiences, in order to draw out common themes and experiences (Section B); - offer some reflections and lessons on the basis of the information and materials gathered in support of the first three objectives (Section D).
Subject	Health human resources; Rural Health Services -- Canada; Medical policy -- Canada; Medical care, Cost of -- Canada; Health Services Accessibility -- Canada; Medically Underserved Area -- Canada
Genre	Report
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2014-08-25
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0075940
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50144
Affiliation	Health Care and Epidemiology, Department of; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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