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Improving the health equity and the human rights of Canadians with dementia through a social determinants approach: a call to action in the COVID-19 pandemic

Bacsu, J. R., O'Connell, M. E., Wighton, M. B.

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French
Organizational Change/ Development
Healthcare Access and Quality
Social and Community Context
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Outside U.S.
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Mitigation and Prevention

This article describes structural barriers contributing to inequitable health outcomes for people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides policy recommendations (based on Canadian examples) to address structural barriers that exacerbated the effects of the pandemic on people living with dementia.

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Outcomes of Interest

Reduction of Health Disparities

Priority Population(s)

Adults Aged 65 and Older

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Geographic Area of Implementation

Implementation Period

2022