'We all know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure'
The Algoma District has a primary care crisis. This isn’t news to anyone who can’t find a family doctor or waited a long time in the emergency room or a walk-in clinic. It certainly comes as no surprise to the 10,000 patients who found themselves without a primary care provider earlier this year.
The issue is well known, and we are fortunate to have dedicated individuals and organizations in our region working tirelessly to address it. This ranges from the work of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and physician recruiters to the everyday actions of individuals, such as locals making visiting locum physicians feel welcomed in their communities or providers taking the time to teach a new generation of health-care workers.
During this time, I responded to many medical emergencies and was always left with one question: Could this have been prevented? A highway collision I responded to could have been prevented by more provincial funding for road maintenance, a heart attack could have been prevented by better tobacco policies, and the list goes on.This recurring theme of prevention became my calling.
This is just one of the prevention activities we do in one domain of public health services. We also make sure food and water is safe, advocate for healthy policies that improve the health of residents, work with families and children to ensure they have a healthy start in life and respond to emergencies that threaten the health of the public. I have the privilege of working with highly trained public health professionals who make sure this all happens in the background of our lives.
We need to break this spiral to ensure we have a sustainable future for our health-care system. This is why investment in public health matters, because you don’t just deserve a doctor to care for you when you’re sick, but you also deserve prevention efforts to ensure you’re sick less often.
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