In Canada, marginalized populations face many barriers to accessing the health care they need, which can lead to poor outcomes.
Researchers at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) and the UHN Social Medicine program have demonstrated that mobile health clinics (MHCs) — providing primary care, harm reduction and mental health services at convenient locations within a community — can alleviate these barriers to care.
Despite Canada’s universal health care system, socioeconomic factors still contribute to disparities in health outcomes. As a solution to this inequity, MHCs have been deployed in cities across…
