Margaret Cheung
Biographic Data
| ID | 6776861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Cheung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Cheung |
| SIGNATURE | CHEUNG M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Offering Hyper-Local Community Health and Information Fairs through an Ontario Health Team to Provide Low-Barrier Access to Sexual Health Services
Through Community Health and Information Fairs (CHIFs) held in equity-deserving neighbourhoods in North York, Canada, health and social care partners provide low-barrier access to services and information, including for those who do not have health insurance or a primary care provider. Certain neighbourhoods disproportionately experience health inequities due to challenges such as low health system literacy, transportation difficulties, limited r…
Integrating digital tools and community outreach to address cancer screening disparities in underserved populations in East Toronto, Canada
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), an Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 individuals, of whom over 50% are immigrants. Significant disparities exist in cancer screening rates across ETHP's 21 neighborhoods, with rates 15-25% lower in areas with higher concentrations of immigrants and lower socioeconomic status. Barriers for underserved populations include difficulty accessing services, language constraints, lack of knowledge about t…
Flemingdon Health Centre
Background: Low-income neighbourhoods with diverse health and social care needs are usually ignored by health planners and have poorer health experiences and outcomes. Fifty years ago, a community based primary health care team was formed to challenge this status quo. Flemingdon Health Centre (FHC) was created to provide accessible, comprehensive and coordinated care to a defined geography in Toronto, Canada. Over time, the organization became th…
Hyperlocal impact in the community| An Emerging model of Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Background: North York, Toronto faces unique healthcare challenges, with 70% of its population identifying a primary language other than English. This language barrier, combined with an aging demographic and high prevalence of chronic conditions, limits access to healthcare and complicates system navigation. These challenges particularly affect the prevention and management of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …
Combining digital tools in primary care with community outreach, a co-designed approach for preventative cancer screening in East Toronto
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 people, with a population consisting of 50% immigrants. There is significant variation in cancer screening rates across our 2 different neighbourhoods, in which neighbourhoods with higher rates of newcomers and lower-socioeconomic status have 5-25% lower cancer screening rates. Analysis shows the key barriers for our underserved populations include difficulty acces…
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Combining digital tools in primary care with community outreach, a co-designed approach for preventative cancer screening in East Toronto
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 people, with a population consisting of 50% immigrants. There is significant variation in cancer screening rates across our 2 different neighbourhoods, in which neighbourhoods with higher rates of newcomers and lower-socioeconomic status have 5-25% lower cancer screening rates. Analysis shows the key barriers for our underserved populations include difficulty acces…
Offering Hyper-Local Community Health and Information Fairs through an Ontario Health Team to Provide Low-Barrier Access to Sexual Health Services
Through Community Health and Information Fairs (CHIFs) held in equity-deserving neighbourhoods in North York, Canada, health and social care partners provide low-barrier access to services and information, including for those who do not have health insurance or a primary care provider. Certain neighbourhoods disproportionately experience health inequities due to challenges such as low health system literacy, transportation difficulties, limited r…
Integrating digital tools and community outreach to address cancer screening disparities in underserved populations in East Toronto, Canada
Background: East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), an Ontario Health Team serves 400,000 individuals, of whom over 50% are immigrants. Significant disparities exist in cancer screening rates across ETHP's 21 neighborhoods, with rates 15-25% lower in areas with higher concentrations of immigrants and lower socioeconomic status. Barriers for underserved populations include difficulty accessing services, language constraints, lack of knowledge about t…
Flemingdon Health Centre
Background: Low-income neighbourhoods with diverse health and social care needs are usually ignored by health planners and have poorer health experiences and outcomes. Fifty years ago, a community based primary health care team was formed to challenge this status quo. Flemingdon Health Centre (FHC) was created to provide accessible, comprehensive and coordinated care to a defined geography in Toronto, Canada. Over time, the organization became th…
Hyperlocal impact in the community| An Emerging model of Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Background: North York, Toronto faces unique healthcare challenges, with 70% of its population identifying a primary language other than English. This language barrier, combined with an aging demographic and high prevalence of chronic conditions, limits access to healthcare and complicates system navigation. These challenges particularly affect the prevention and management of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease …
Community health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Health equity (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Cancer screening (2 works) · Equity (law (2 works) · Integrated care (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Outreach (2 works) · Population health (2 works)