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A Better ‘Shot’ for Health Care in New Brunswick

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: August 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Health



Over the past few years, New Brunswick’s health care system has been struggling to improve service delivery, given the shortage of primary care providers and increasing need for health care services among the province’s aging population. With the additional strain COVID-19 has placed on the system, the need to free up resources is more urgent than ever. In 2009, changes in...

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Update: Survey Results on Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: August 11, 2021 11:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Health



Background Pollara Strategic Insights and Mental Health Research Canada are conducting a series of 13 nationwide surveys to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadians. At NB-IRDT, we are focusing on how New Brunswickers responded. Previously, NB-IRDT reported on the results of Survey 2 (conducted in August 2020). We present here the results from Survey 6 (conducted in...

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