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Changes in patterns and referrals of Nova Scotians seeking mental health care through 2-1-1 Referral Service [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance. Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services.

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Episode 169: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 7 – Antiracism, Global Health Equity, and the COVID-19 Response

The Clinical Problem Solvers

This includes financing vaccine acquisition for all countries and avoiding the global north vaccine hoarding that is happening today. As a country, we must expand our global critical consciousness and strive towards global equity by financing vaccine acquisition, investing in our education systems, interrogating American privilege and more.

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

On April 1, the Trump administration slashed the organization that supported that research — the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ — and fired roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of the federal Health and Human Services Department. Without AHRQ, we’d be doing even worse.”