Systemic issues

Answer:

Issues:

• Wrong people deciding who gets paid
• Education, new age issues need to be taught, especially youth issues
• Basic Dental should be part of medical coverage
• Siloed decision making authority. Allocation of resource siloed
• Not doing a good job of measuring
  • Ex. incomes, well-being

Solutions:

• Cross-ministry approach
• Develop overarching plan for delivering health services
  • Conduct a visioning exercise-where we want to be
  • Recognise holistic policy limits of acceptable change
• Should look at best practices around the world ex. legalization in Portugal
• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
• Apps that enable people to track healthy behaviour
• Evidence driven — appeal to medical community