Lived experiences of racialized emerging adults in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘we still have to adapt and survive because, after all, we must live’
# Abstract
Early research has found that the COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation strategies disproportionately affected young adults’ mental health. This paper examines how racialized emerging adults in Peel Region, Canada experienced pandemic lockdowns through the lens of their intersecting identities.
Clinical Tools for ME/CFS, FM, and POTS Care
This Lunch & Learn webinar, presented in partnership with CareNow Ontario, is an overview of clinical tools that can support better diagnosis and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), and Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Sydrome (POTs). The slide deck is available here.
Co-Design of strategies to enhance access to Virtual Urgent Care models by equity-deserving populations
# Author summary
In 2020, Ontario rolled out virtual urgent care (VUC) to help people with minor health issues during the pandemic, but people from under-served communities, which may include people with disabilities, who are from a visible minority or who are from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, often struggle to access these services.
Type 1 Diabetes Screening in Canada: Building the Evidence, Shaping the Future
On October 31, 2025, the Alliance hosted a webinar with guests Tayler Brown and Dr. Peter Senior from the CanScreen T1D Research Consortium.
Our guests spoke about the potential benefits of introducing pediatric T1D screening to Canada, while also reflecting on some of the necessary considerations.
Toolkit of Indigenous-focused approaches and evaluation indicators for health systems
This toolkit was produced for use by working groups and support structures of the Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT). However, it may be useful for other mainstream and Indigenous organizations, as well. This document is thus being made publicly available. Please cite appropriately if using it as a reference.
Centering Indigenous perspectives and priorities in a Learning Health System: a case study of the new Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team
FROM BARRIERS TO SOLUTIONS: A community-based study of Healthcare Access for Reproductive-Age Newcomer Women in Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon
# ABSTRACT
Healthcare should be for everyone, but for newcomer women, it often isn’t. Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park are vibrant, diverse “arrival communities” and home to thousands of newcomer women building their futures. Yet for many, simply accessing basic healthcare remains an uphill climb.
Webinar: Successes from Black-Focused Social Prescribing
This webinar is presented by the Alliance for Healthier Communities in partnership with participating organizations and evaluators in the Black-Focused Social Prescribing (BFSP) project.
The 2.5-year pilot was implemented by The Alliance for Healthier Communities in collaboration with four Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Ontario: Black Creek, Somerset West, TAIBU, and Rexdale. Through BFSP, dedicated staff called Link Navigators connect clients to programs and services. This project won the National Social Prescribing Innovation Award in 2024.
Le programme de prescription sociale à l’intention des personnes noires: Perspectives, impacts et recommandations pour l’avenir
Le programme de prescription sociale à l’intention des personnes noires était un project d’une durée de deux ans et demi qui vise à bonifier les pratiques de prescription sociale en élaborant et en appliquant un modèle culturellement adapté, spécifiquement conçu pour s’attaquer aux iniquités en matière de santé auxquelles font face les communautés ACN.