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NEW infographic - Caring Through the Crisis: How did our members maintain continuous access to team-based primary health care during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Anti-Black Racism impacts health and as healthcare organizations we must act now
Over the past week – and the weeks, months and years before this – we at the Alliance for Healthier Communities have seen the impact of historical and present-day racism, inequity, violence and inaction on our member organizations and the communities they serve.
Letter to Minister Elliott, Minister McNaughton and Dr. Williams regarding public health guidelines for asymptomatic migrant agricultural workers

Dear Hon. Minister Elliott, Hon. Minister McNaughton and Dr. Williams,
Statement from Black health leaders: Anti-Black Racism is a Public Health Crisis
Our communities are grieving.

This moment is unprecedented, yet in many ways, we have been here before.
Enhanced discharge planning during COVID-19 crisis
Letter from the Alliance to Solicitor General regarding enhanced discharge planning during COVID-19 crisis.
Protecting Personal Support Workers in COVID-19
The high number of PSWs among healthcare workers who have died to date makes it clear that too little is being done to support these essential workers and reduce their risk.
Ontario Needs a Proactive COVID-19 Strategy that Includes Sentinel Testing
We are writing to express our concern over reopening Ontario’s economy before public health protections are more fully established.
Free Webinar | Moving the Dial: Safe Supply Programs in Ontario
Webinar recording now available!
Honouring Health Care Workers Who Have Died from COVID-19
We honour front-facing health workers, within and beyond our sector, who care for those who are medically or structurally vulnerable to COVID-19
Community Health Centres on the Frontlines
Across Canada, Community Health Centres (CHCs) have risen to the challenge. They are on the frontlines of testing, care and support, addressing the primary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as secondary impacts like social isolation, mental illness, food insecurity, increased domestic violence, and other impacts.
Letter to Minister Elliott regarding expanded testing for marginalized people
Ontario’s most recent COVID-19 modelling, released on April 20, suggests we have reached the pandemic peak. By all accounts this represents a provincial turning point. But gains in slowing the spread of the virus are not equally felt or shared by all.