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This version of the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) measures access to public high schools in Canada via travel time and distance. Rural obstetrical care in Canada has limited local access, meaning many women must travel, sometimes over several hours, to give birth. Care is often provided by fewer specialists and more family physicians,…

This generalized version of the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) measures rurality using a population-weighted score to population centres by travel time and distance. The CARI+ is a flexible, small-area methodology that quantifies accessibility based on road-network travel time and distance to population centres and service-specific locations. The CARI+ builds on international best practices…

This version of the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) measures access to public high schools in Canada via travel time and distance. Access to education is recognized as a fundamental social determinant of health. It’s been shown that the trip from home and school is the most common travel activity amongst Children in Canada.…

Accessibility to facilities in Ontario that treat and diagnose Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children and youth. The mental health crisis in Canadian children and youth has grown rapidly over the past decade (1). Today, an estimated ~20% of Canadian children will experience a mental…

Access to pharmacies in Ontario, Canada is calculated using the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) via travel time and distance to publicly accessible pharmacies. It is well understood that individuals residing in more urban regions have fewer barriers to healthcare access than those in rural areas, due to the abundant presence of accompanying allied…

Accessibility to 24-hour emergency services in Canada is measured by travel time and distance using the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index methodology. In a publicly funded, universal health care system like Canada’s, the principal expectation is that every member of the population has equal and equitable access to healthcare services. Although there is general agreement…