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The following resources are available to
Manitobans:
Manitoba Government Services
Portal
, Winnipeg 311 City Services
, and
Manitoba Residents™ Portal
thewellhealth.ca/poverty
Screen Everyone
Poverty is a Risk Factor
Intervene
123If an otherwise healthy 35-year-old comes to your o˜ice,
without risk factors for diabetes other than living in poverty,
you consider ordering a screening test for diabetes.
If an otherwise low-risk patient who lives in poverty
presents with chest pain, this elevates the pre-test
probability of a cardiac source and helps determine
how aggressive you are in ordering investigations.
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Those in low-income
groups experience
higher rates of lung, oral (OR
2.41), and cervical (RR 2.08)
cancers.
9. 10
Diabetes prevalence in
2013 was 11.1% in the
lowest- income quintile (Q1)
compared to 4.2% in
the highest income
quintile (Q5).
4COPD hospitalizations in
2013 were 289/100,000 people
in the lowest-income quintile
(Q1) compared to 77/100,00
people in the highest
income quintile (Q5).
4Children from low-
income families are more
likely to develop a condition
that requires treatment by
a physician later in life.
5Those living below the
poverty line experience
depression at a rate 58%
higher than the Canadian
average.
6, 7
Those in the lowest-
income group experience
circulatory conditions at a
rate 17% higher than the
Canadian average.
8
Poverty is not always apparent: In Manitoba, approximately 12.1% of families and 29% of
children live in poverty.
1, 2
Ask questions to find out more about your patientŠtheir employment, living situation, social supports, and the benefits they
receive. Tax returns are required to access many income security benefits: e.g., GST / HST credits, child benefits, working
income tax benefits, and property tax credits. Connect your patients to
Free Community Tax Clinics
and
Community Financial
Counselling Services
. Even people without o˜icial residency status can file returns.
Drug Coverage: The patient must have up-to-date tax filings and have a Health Card issued by the Province of Manitoba.
Visit
drugcoverage.ca
for more options.
Intervene by connecting your patients
and their families to benefits, resources,
and services.
Ask questions to find out more about
your patient
Štheir living situation, and
the benefits they currently receive.
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