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HPAP Ontario

Health Providers Take to the Street for Paid Sick Days

On Thursday, November 19th, members of Health Providers Against Poverty joined a public rally outside Queen’s Park subway station, in an effort to draw attention to a campaign calling for paid sick days for all workers. Currently, employers in Ontario are not required to provide sick days by law. Consequently, too many workers are forced to […]

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Clinical Tools HPAP Ontario

New Clinical for Addressing Poverty in Ontario

A new version of Poverty: A Clinical Tool for Primary Care has been released by the Centre for Effective Practice. This was developed under the clinical leadership of Dr. Gary Bloch, founding member of Health Providers Against Poverty.

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HPAP Ontario

Campaign for Paid Sick Days Launched at Queen’s Park

With the start of flu season, health care providers and allies have made it clear that paid sick days are a matter of public health and equity. On Thursday, November 5th, Health Providers Against Poverty joined the Association of Ontario Health Centres and the Fight for 15 & Fairness for a press conference at Queen’s Park. A public statement with […]