Health & Social Services for Linguistic Minorities

In Phase 1 of this complex multi-year project, I characterized the spatial relationship between health and social service providers and linguistic-minorities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Because the project aimed to address service inequities through training, the first phase of the project centered on identifying where services for English-speakers were lacking.

Availability of Nurses for English-speakers click for larger view Availability of Nurses for English-speakers

The spatial analysis was necessary to better understand the geographic distribution of services providers across the island. I carefully designed maps for a non-specialist audience to present results. These are samples from a collection of maps that I made for the project.

Availability of Social Workers for English-speakers click for larger view Availability of Social Workers for English-speakers