Social accountability at the macro level: Framing the big picture

Ryan Meili; Sandy Buchman; Ritika Goel; Robert Woollard

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Gratitude and admiration
Adam I Newman

Published on: 29 October 2016

Published on: (29 October 2016)
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Gratitude and admiration
Adam I Newman, Family Physician
I want to express my gratitude and admiration to Drs. Meili, Buchman, Goel and Woollard for their articles that so eloquently call for social and political engagement for those of us working in primary care.
After twenty-odd years of practicing family medicine in marginalized and disadvantaged communities, I find it heartening to read such credible and cogent arguments for the importance of addressing the broade...
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I want to express my gratitude and admiration to Drs. Meili, Buchman, Goel and Woollard for their articles that so eloquently call for social and political engagement for those of us working in primary care.
After twenty-odd years of practicing family medicine in marginalized and disadvantaged communities, I find it heartening to read such credible and cogent arguments for the importance of addressing the broader determinants of health if we want our work to be about more than just applying bandaids.
I also want to express my appreciation to the editors and publishers of Canadian Family Physician for providing an appropriately prominent forum for making this argument.
I have always hoped that by helping individuals heal one at a time, I might be contributing to making the world a better place for all of us. Thank you for validating my idealism, and for reminding us that the equation works in both directions!
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I am a member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare and of Upstream
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