A 52-year-old family physician in a small northern community notices high rates of diabetes and limited access to traditional foods among local Inuit ...

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A 52-year-old family physician in a small northern community notices high rates of diabetes and limited access to traditional foods among local Inuit patients. In line with CanMEDS roles, which action best represents the Health Advocate role?

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Advocating with local health authorities and community leaders for programmes that improve access to healthy and traditional foods, while supporting culturally grounded diabetes education.

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Focusing only on individual patients during appointments without engaging in broader issues.

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Posting general information about diabetes on social media only.

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Telling patients that their diet is the sole cause of diabetes and that they must change individually.

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Moving to an urban practice to avoid complex social issues.

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Health advocacy in Indigenous and rural communities

A 52-year-old family physician in a small northern community notices high rates of diabetes and limited access to traditional foods among local Inuit patients. In line with CanMEDS roles, which action best represents the Health Advocate role?