Health professionals put healthcare access first for heart health: survey
2026-10-21 from benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com
In a national survey, 46 percent of health professionals named better access to healthcare services as the leading priority for further improving heart and brain health in Canada.
A new Heart & Stroke survey found that another 35 percent identified more equitable access regardless of geography, age, income, sex/gender, or ethnicity/race.
More than six million people in Canada are living with heart disease and stroke, and the conditions cause one in five deaths.
The death rate from heart disease and stroke has fallen by more than 80 percent over the past 75 years.
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