On International Social Prescribing Day, McMaster Community Paramedicine Research team members joined the Hamilton Paramedic Service at the Red Cross Community Fair to showcase our joint collaboration on a social prescribing module within the CP@clinic program.

Dr. Gina Agarwal & PhD candidate Jasdeep Brar, working with colleagues Dr. Harriet Moore & Dr. Amogh Mudbhaktal today at the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH) on a collaborative project in the UK @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

📢 New in @frontiersin.bsky.social This paper describes the new Social Housing of Ontario (SHO) registry, which has 2,109 social housing sites. This ground-breaking resource will impact future health research and decision making for social housing! 🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1770282

Dr. Gina Agarwal has joined the Quarter Century Club @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social! Yesterday, Dr. Agarwal attended the celebratory lunch and received a McMaster tartan blanket to acknowledge her contribution of 25 Years of Service. Congratulations Gina! @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

Drs Gina Agarwal & Ric Angeles, & the Ateneo de Zamboanga University CHAP-P team are hosting a KT meeting in the Philippines with national, regional, and local policy makers to present the impact of CHAP-P in a geopolitical region & discuss knowledge uptake into the Philippine health system.

📢 New in @FrontPubHealth Using administrative health data in Ontario, social housing residents had lower uptake of preventive health services, such as cancer screening and flu vaccination, compared to the general public during COVID-19. 🔗https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729767

📢 New Study! Free legal assistance was given to patients in a primary care office, providing referrals, resources and direction on legal issues. Future iterations may include additional scope/support and inclusion of patient advocate roles. 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s129...

From all of us at the McMaster Community Paramedicine Research Team, we want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season! ❄️

📢 New in BMC Public Health! Through interviews, we found older adults prefer one-on-one, in-person interactions with family physicians. Educational brochures can be promoted during patient visits for chronic disease prevention efforts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...

🎉Congratulations to Peel Regional Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement (PROM)! This is such a well deserved recognition.

🎊Congratulations to Oxford County Paramedic Services on their Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award for Improved Patient-Reported Experience Measurement (PREM)! A wonderful achievement for your team!

Thank you to our paramedic service and social housing partners for their commitment to the CP@clinic Program! @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

The CP@clinic Program, led by Dr. Gina Agarwal, won the Ontario Health System Quality & Innovation Award for Improved Population Health. This recognizes positive health changes, addressing health disparities through culturally responsive care and strong community partnerships

Jasdeep Brar, PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Gina Agarwal, presented at the Asian Health Literacy Conference in Taiwan on sex/gender differences impacting functional health literacy in chronic conditions & health behaviours of low-income older adults in the Philippines and Canada

Members of the VIP Research Lab attended the @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social Taking Flight Conference where Dr. Gina Agarwal presented on the Scalability of the CP@clinic Program from Ontario to B.C. and Australia

The CP@clinic Program would not be what it is without the support of all the incredible patients that utilize it. We want to say THANK YOU to all patients for their participation in CP@clinic and the paramedics who implement it! Here's what patients have said about CP@clinic:

Today is #NationalSeniorsDay! At CP@clinic, paramedics help seniors manage their health so they can live independently and thrive at home 🌟 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

Read our recent systematic review in the Journal of Cancer Education with Khon Kaen University that highlights 5 key components for effective cancer prevention: 📚 Health education 🤝 Participant engagement 🔔 Reminders 💝 Patient support 😎 Health influencers 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📢 New in @annalsofepi.bsky.social 📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada 🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

📣The CP@clinic Program, and Dr. Gina Agarwal have been highlighted as one of the CIHR Faces of Health Research 2025!🍁 Check out the story here:https://bit.ly/3HCecy6 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

‼️New on our CP@clinic Website! Check out the ‘For Family Physicians’ tab to find details about our Community Paramedicine CME course designed for physicians and the link to register 🩺 Click here to find more: cpatclinic.ca/education/ @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

Read about CP@clinic’s impact in the 2024 Annual Report! A few highlights: 2,034 patients helped 18,544 Health Risk Assessments completed 33 Canadian Paramedic Services 122 Paramedic Training Microcredentials issued Read the whole report here 👉https://cpatclinic.ca/media/2024-Annual-Report-1-1.pdf

🌍📊The VIP Research Lab is excited to be at the #GACD2025 Annual Scientific Meeting! Gina Agarwal, Ric Angeles and Jasdeep Brar presented four projects: Scale-up Research Reporting Checklist (SPARK), CHAP-P in Philippines, eCHEC in Thailand, and health literacy in LMICs.🎉 @gacdmedia.bsky.social

We’re celebrating & expressing gratitude to our CP@clinic community paramedicine teams! Thank you for your commitment to providing care to our communities #EMSrecognitionday ♥️ 🩺 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

In CP@clinic, paramedics on modified duty stay meaningfully connected to their profession and ensure safe health outcomes for both patients and paramedics! #EMSsafetyday 🚑 🩺 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

For #EMSeducationday, the CP@clinic team is proud to support our paramedic partners in expanding their skill set. Over 1,000 paramedics have enrolled in our training program and paramedics can earn a Microcredential from @McMasterU upon completion. ✏️📚🏅 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

🎉 Welcome to the team, Simran! 🌟 Excited to have you onboard as our new MPH practicum student in the VIP Research Lab. Looking forward to working together this summer! @mcmasterfammed.bsky.social

Happy Ontario Doctor's Day to all the dedicated physicians! 🩺👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ This year, why not enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! ♥️ Register: bit.ly/CMECP

Thrilled to host our Khon Kaen University, Thailand partners! They visited to learn the Canadian Health System & strengthen our collaborative community-based primary care research in Thailand. Highlights: McMaster Campus, Idlewyld Manor LTC tour, and a resident’s 105th birthday!

Enroll in our free Mainpro+ Accredited CME about Community Paramedicine (CP)! Who: 🩺 Ontario Family Physicians & Residents What: 🚑 CP & its relevance to Family Medicine Why: ♥️CP Programs are growing & caring for patients in your community! Register: bit.ly/CMECP

Dr @GinaAgarwall presented her program of research from the Social Housing of Ontario (SHO) Registry and Cohorts to the Local Housing Corporation (LHC) Forum. 🏬 Looking forward to leveraging this unique research to address priority issues facing housing providers across Ontario.