For Women Who Live on the Margins, Health Care Is Often Out of Reach. How We Can Build a Bridge to Access

For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. How we can build a bridge to access

Most Canadians either know personally or are aware that getting an appointment with a family doctor can be difficult. Across the country, it's estimated that 6.5 million people do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner they see regularly.

For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. Here’s how we can build a bridge to access

Most Canadians either know personally or are aware that getting an appointment with a family doctor can be difficult. Across the country, it’s estimated that 6.5 million people do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner they see regularly. For women who live on the margins — those experiencing poverty, racism, trauma, care-giving stress or unstable housing — the barriers to care are even greater. From adolescence through to mid-life, such…