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"One of the federal government's concerns has to do with allocating supplies for Indigenous communities."
Why is this needed?
If the H1N1 flu is any measure, Indigenous communities are very vulnerable. Indigenous people were 10% of H1N1 deaths despite being 4% of the pop'n. 1/ https://twitter.com/picardonhealth/status/1248376471099281413
Why is this needed?
If the H1N1 flu is any measure, Indigenous communities are very vulnerable. Indigenous people were 10% of H1N1 deaths despite being 4% of the pop'n. 1/ https://twitter.com/picardonhealth/status/1248376471099281413
Why are Indigenous communities so at risk?
higher rate of chronic disease
crowded housing makes physical distancing impossible
how can you practice frequent hand washing without clean water?
poverty and food insecurity
lack of health care resources and providers
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higher rate of chronic diseasecrowded housing makes physical distancing impossiblehow can you practice frequent hand washing without clean water?poverty and food insecuritylack of health care resources and providers2/
@AnnaBanerji and her colleagues have started a petition demanding the federal government provide more resources and funding than the current offering of <1% of the total #COVID19 pandemic budget.
https://www.change.org/covid19Indigenous
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https://www.change.org/covid19Indigenous
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@CAEP_Docs and @SRPCanada have issued a joint statement about #COVID19. They're calling for
more funding for rural health care
creation of rapid relief teams of health workers to travel to outbreak areas
nationalize MD licensing for quick mobilization to outbreak areas
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more funding for rural health carecreation of rapid relief teams of health workers to travel to outbreak areasnationalize MD licensing for quick mobilization to outbreak areas4/
Read the full statement from @CAEP_Docs and @SRPCanada here: https://caep.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CAEP-SRPC-Rural-ED-COVID-statement-210320-Final-clean-copy-002.pdf
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The lessons learned from the impact of TB and H1N1 in
Indigenous communities are crystal clear.
We need to act NOW, before the full weight of the #COVID19 wave comes crashing down on these communities.
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Indigenous communities are crystal clear.
We need to act NOW, before the full weight of the #COVID19 wave comes crashing down on these communities.
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