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Dr. Ostry is currently Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Victoria. He holds a Canada Research Chair in the Social Determinants of Community Health and is also a Senior Scholar with the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research in British Columbia. He has an MSc. in Health Service Planning, an MA in history (specializing in the history of public health), and a PhD. in epidemiology. He conducts an extensive program on the social determinants of health with a focus on rural health, food security and nutrition policy.
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Review Article 16 October 2010
Work disability prevention in rural healthcare workers
Original Research 23 December 2009
The mortality gap between urban and rural Canadians: a gendered analysis
Editorial 15 July 2009
The impact of recession on the health of rural citizens in British Columbia, Canada
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