The discussion I have heard about Expo 2025 encapsulates one of the things that still bemuses me about Toronto. Other cities I have lived in would have been all over this sort of opportunity, doing everything they could to make sure we got the chance to move on this. From…
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5 Ideas for City Design to Increase Mental Health, Health & Well-being
The recent Federal budget announced $120 billion for investment in infrastructure. This offers the ability to improve health and health equity in our city by targeting changes that improve health. For instance we could use Ontario’s share of the money to make our cities more walkable. This may cut down…
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What does the federal budget do for affordable housing in Ontario?
People who provide and advocate for affordable housing have been positive about the 2016 federal budget because it moves Canada in the right direction for the next two years. The budget boosts federal funding for new affordable housing to about $1.1 billion a year nationwide. If we bracket the large…
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Increasing social connectedness, improving health in Toronto
…in Toronto. At Wellesley Institute, we have started to ask ourselves, what would a connected community’s project look like in Toronto? We believe that increasing social connectedness has the potential to improve health and health equity in our city. Missed David Morris’s talk? You can see the slides from that…
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A Good Budget is a Blueprint for Health
…When you think about it, budgets are really a blueprint for our health. A good budget is one that provides opportunities for good health for all Ontarians, and this budget moves us in the right direction on postsecondary education and climate change. The budget’s headline commitment to improve access to…
Making the Links between Asthma and Healthy Housing for Low-Income Children
…to report a health hazard present in their home. In Toronto, the onus is on the tenant to make a complaint when their apartment has a health hazard. There are limited routine inspections conducted to assess the quality of Toronto’s privately-owned apartments. We don’t know if landlords are doing their…
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Now is the Time: Improving Access to Health Care for People Without Insurance
…access to the full range of services required for a healthy birth. In 2013, City of Toronto declared itself a Sanctuary City and in doing so committed to providing access to city services for all Torontonians regardless of status. This policy is being rolled out across the city and has…
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Green Space in the City: How Toronto’s Green Spaces Promote Mental Health
Some neighbourhoods in Toronto with high amounts of green space have some of the poorest mental health. This is contrary to the evidence that demonstrates that green spaces have a positive effect on mental health and well-being, so we need to think about what is happening in these spaces. If…
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2016: A year to make it happen
At the end of last year Mayor Tory and city council unanimously approved Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. In it they herald a new vision for the City: “By 2035, Toronto is a city with opportunities for all: a leader in the collective pursuit of justice, fairness and equity. We want…
Health summit talks have an opportunity to turn to health equity
…provinces that are reducing healthcare needs. The fiscal case is clear; Ontario spends around $15.1 billion per year to treat the top one percent of healthcare users, accounting for one-third of the province’s healthcare budget. Ontario prioritizes high cost users through Health Links, a patient-focused case management system that links…
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