Transformative Change in Action

Towards the Best Possible Health and Wellbeing for Everyone

Alliance for Healthier Communities' Transformative Change Awards 2024

This year’s 2024 Transformative Change Awards were a year like no other for these amazing accolades recognizing innovation, leadership and dedication to health equity work in health care in Ontario.

This year, there was a record number of nominations for the team awards category, showcasing amazing work happening all across the province. The Alliance board and staff wish to thank everyone who submitted a nomination package, as well as our awards selection committee, who had hard decisions to make.

2024 Pre-Budget Recommendations

In our ongoing commitment to fostering a healthier and more equitable Ontario, we are thrilled to share the comprehensive details of our pre-budget submissions for the year 2024. Collaborating with partners like the Associations Representing Inter-Professional Primary Health Care and Community Health Ontario (CHO), we aim to address critical issues and advocate for sustainable funding to support and enhance Primary Health care services across the province.

Remembering Mary MacNutt

It’s with great sadness and condolences to family, friends and former colleagues that we share the news of the passing of Mary MacNutt earlier this month.

Mary helped lead the Association of Ontario Health Centres - AOHC (now the Alliance for Healthier Communities) as our Director of Communications, from 2009 to 2017 when she retired after a long career in social justice, advocacy and journalism that spanned several decades.

Canadian Delegation on Social Prescribing

Help fight loneliness and social isolation with social prescribing and make a Human Connection on October 20

Community members are invited to join a day of ‘Social Prescribing for Human Connection’ events across Ontario to support community engagement and combat the issue of social isolation.

Culturally Focused Social Prescribing for Older Adults

Loneliness and social isolation have emerged as serious challenges, disproportionately affecting older adults.

Emancipation Day: Alliance for Healthier Communities statement

August 1 marks Emancipation Day across Canada. While Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery among British Colonies in 1834, it has been celebrated by Black communities in many ways for a very long time, and since 2021 it has been officially recognized by government. It’s an opportunity to pause and celebrate the strength, resilience and work of Black communities to survive through slavery while Canada was a territory of the colonial British Empire.

Alliance graphic with headline that reads: How we can ensure every person has a doctor, nurse practitioner, and health team. Smaller text reads: By investing in community-based models of primary health care today, Ontario can ensure every person benefits from the best possible care. Comprehensive primary health care keeps people well, and living in their communities, helps manage chronic diseases outside of hospitals and long-term care, and keeps our public health care system strong.

Making sure everyone has access to primary health care – a doctor, nurse practitioner and health team – is now everyone’s political responsibility. Let’s share the best solutions, too

By Sarah Hobbs, CEO, Alliance for Healthier Communities

Alliance asks Government to invest in Comprehensive Primary Health Care

Alliance for Healthier Communities’ CEO Sarah Hobbs presented our Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on February 15. Alliance previously submitted our 2023 Pre-Budget Submission, Investing in Comprehensive Primary Health Care: the foundation of an integrated health system (version française ici).

The Alliance team’s year in review

This year marked big milestone year for the Alliance for Healthier Communities overall, celebrating 40 years of community health advocacy and support for community health organizations and teams across Ontario. Thanks to everyone who helped to shine a light on four decades of collective history and accomplishments for community health.

#Culturally Focused Social Prescribing for Older Adults