Like many people I came to Canada because of its international reputation for fairness. I came to Toronto from London, UK, because Toronto is more multicultural and has a reputation as a place where people from ethnically diverse groups can live side by side and flourish. Toronto is a social…
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Nine Research Grants Awarded to Protect and Enhance Health in Toronto and Beyond
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…That’s why these partner-based, solutions-focused research projects are so crucial,” said Sellen. In April 2015, public health and community engagement leaders from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Wellesley Institute and Toronto Public Health reviewed 30 grant applications related to creating resilient cities, the built environment and health…
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The Healthy Torontonian
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Our health care system is an important symbol of Canadian identity and health care policy and funding is at the top of mind during elections and budget season. But, when we think about health, all too often we lean heavily on assumptions of personal responsibility and the solutions are medical…
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Driving Health on the Gardiner
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…Health report found that air pollution accounted for 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations in Toronto each year. Vehicle emissions accounted for 280 premature deaths and 1,090 hospitalizations. There are other ways that the way we move around cities impacts our health that are critical to consider, but are perhaps…
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…minority groups, and social exclusion. Her doctoral thesis examined the determinants of health and nutrition among young children in new immigrant families living in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Greg Suttor As an independent consultant, Greg Suttor has been a housing researcher and policy advisor for Toronto municipal governments. He…
Racism, Health & What You Can Do About It
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…Using David Hulchanski`s Three Cities Map, City 3 on the outskirts is predominantly racialized and is becoming poorer while City 1 down town is 84 percent white and getting richer. As the disparities increase so will the racialization of health in Toronto. When different communities are linked the differences between…
Racism, Health & Resilience
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Join Toronto Public Health and Wellesley Institute’s Dr. Kwame McKenzie on February 12th for a discussion on strategies for closing health inequities, as part of the City of Toronto’s Black History Month events. Racism makes people sick. A 2013 Toronto Public Health (TPH) report shows that racism results in increased…
Healthier Cities and Communities Hub: Request For Proposals
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…is a research and policy institute that works to drive policy, community and social changes that will improve the health of all who live in the Greater Toronto area Toronto Public Health is committed to reducing health inequity and improving the health of the whole population through championing healthy public…
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Toronto Suburban Rooming Houses: Just a Spin on a Downtown “Problem”?
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Toronto’s Suburban Rooming Houses: Just a Spin on a Downtown “problem?” by Lisa Freeman, looks at the zoning by-laws for rooming houses in Toronto’s inner suburbs. Rooming houses are often seen as last-resort housing, a downtown issue, or a health and safety hazard. But rooming houses are a crucial component…
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What the Candidates Aren’t Talking About: HEIA in the 2014 Mayoral Election
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…2014. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/Toronto%20Public%20Health/Healthy%20Public%20Policy/Report%20Library/PDF%20Reports%20Repository/2014%20Air%20Pollution%20Burden%20of%20Illness%20Tech%20RPT%20final.pdf. ↩ Toronto Public Health. Path to Healthier Air: Toronto Air Pollution Burden of Illness Update, 2014. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/Toronto%20Public%20Health/Healthy%20Public%20Policy/Report%20Library/PDF%20Reports%20Repository/2014%20Air%20Pollution%20Burden%20of%20Illness%20Tech%20RPT%20final.pdf ↩ Toronto Public Health. Path to Healthier Air: Toronto Air Pollution Burden of Illness Update. ↩ Toronto Public Health. Path to Healthier Air:…
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