📖 Read more about how physicians like Dr. Grace Park and Dr. @garybloch.bsky.social, and community systems are working together to tackle social determinants of health—from @fraserhealth.ca to St. Michael's Hospital @unityhealthto.bsky.social and beyond.

Social Prescribing Is Easing Clinicians’ Load in Canada Social prescribing is making inroads across Canada, integrating healthcare, social services, and community support to benefit patients and lighten clinicians’ workloads.

Social prescribing can offer a timely, practical response to the constraints on time, resources, or support that clinicians often face. It can be a useful means of addressing nonmedical drivers of health. @garybloch.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Doctors should take part in acts of civil disobedience to advocate for patients As the world continues to witness wars and climate-related disasters impacting the lives and well-being of more people, the voices of doctors become increasingly vital.

Civil disobedience by doctors should be respected not censured! theconversation.com/doctors-shou...

Our latest social intervention program: SEED (Support Equity Dignity Empowerment) for Seniors, focused on deep assessments of social need, connection to community services, and ultimately community empowerment and development. unityhealth.to/2024/12/soci...

America’s Hidden Racial Divide: A Mysterious Gap in Psychosis Rates Black Americans experience schizophrenia and related disorders at twice the rate of white Americans. It’s a disparity that has parallels in other cultures.

A brilliant look at race and psychosis. In overturning assumptions, challenging institutions, drawing on evidence and in centering the voices and stories and impact of really smart racialized people affected by psychosis. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/m...