The study by Tu and colleagues1 in CMAJ highlights that populations in some Local Health
Integration Networks (LHINs), most notably in northern Ontario, had almost twice the …

BACKGROUND: Variations in the prevalence of traditional cardiac risk factors only partially
account for geographic variations in the incidence of cardiovascular disease. We examined …

Health is a complex construct, the consequence of an interplay of a myriad of factors—some
known (smoking, exercise, diet, and stress), but most unknown. Health care professionals …

Abstract Introduction: In 2010, Hamilton's local newspaper published a series of articles
highlighting the inequities in numerous health outcomes across the city, with cardiovascular …

Because Canada is seen as a particularly egalitarian society with a commitment to
comprehensive, accessible health care, there has been a tendency to assume that there will …

“Unfortunately, resources are too often limited where needed and structural discrimination is
a pernicious challenge across our society and institutions,” explained Jay Bhatt, DO, senior …

We appreciate the article by Gopal Singh and coauthors (Aug 2017), which documented
widening health disparities in Appalachia. The authors mentioned that there are important …

This study by Deo and colleagues1 investigates the associations between historical
neighborhood redlining and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among veterans …

Background Previous work has identified health inequities in underlying social determinants
of health, disease, and mortality across geography. 1-4 Therefore, identifying place-based …

Correa et al Neighborhood Segregation and Cardiovascular Diseases 125 health
opportunities. 8 Currently, black and Hispanic populations are more likely to live in …