Wanting to give the benefit of the doubt, I thought I should read the Summary of the report by the Ontario Health Quality Council, rather than just take the media's word for it.
Am more disgusted than before. You can access the Summary here:
http://www.ohqc.ca/en/yearlyreport.php
On the page titled "What Can You Do?" one finds the following:
There’s a lot you can do as an individual to become a full partner in improving your health:
• Be a smart health-care consumer. Get acquainted with the many hiqh quality websites offering
information on promoting health preventing sickness, and treating illness and disease, e.g.
www.HealthyOntario.com.
• Adopt a healthy lifestyle built around plenty of exercise, good food – including lots of fruits and
vegetables – and no smoking. This is especially good advice if you’re part of the one in six people
with a chronic disease who still smokes, or the one in four who is obese.
• Prevention and early detection are important. Join the majority of Ontarians who get their
annual flu shot. Take a fecal occult blood test to check for early signs of colon cancer, and if you
have a family history of that disease or you’re over 50, get a colonoscopy. If you’re a woman over
50, have a regular mammogram.
• Ask questions when you see a health-care professional to understand your conditions and
treatment, set targets for progress, know how to monitor your progress and, if necessary, have
your treatment adjusted.
• If you’re looking for a family doctor, go to the website of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Ontario (www.cpso.on.ca) and click on “Doctor Search.” You may find a physician who
is taking new patients.
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