It’s been an exciting summer for the Ontario Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Program, which celebrated the launch of its new brand in June and July, complete with a new logo designed by Lisa Boivin, a member of the Deninu Kue First Nation, interdisciplinary artist, and a MSc candidate at University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.
Transformative Change in Action
Towards the Best Possible Health and Wellbeing for Everyone
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, July 27, 2017
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, July 13, 2017
When an influx of Syrian refugees was announced in 2015, AOHC members across the province stepped up to help fill the gap in Primary Care and welcome newcomers with open arms (and a wide array of programs). Now, new research led by Access Alliance is helping providers learn more about what went right, and where challenges were in their response.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Wednesday, July 5, 2017
If you want to go upstream to make a difference to factors that could affect a child’s health and wellbeing for the rest of their lives, it doesn’t make sense to paddle alone. That’s why Guelph Community Health Centre is using a Collective Impact approach to address a complex social issue that has direct impacts on children’s and families’ health.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, June 29, 2017
On Tuesday, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) announced that it will partner with Rexdale CHC and TAIBU CHC to offer more robust and timely supports for Black high school students in conflict with the education system.
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The priorities of our society are written on our bodies. Our health status – as individuals and across populations and groups – tells important stories about our living conditions.
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Gloria Daybutch, Executive Director of N’Mninoeyaa Aboriginal Health Access Centre, received the Joe Leonard Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to Indigenous health.
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The North Simcoe Community Health Link was honoured for its work advancing Comprehensive Primary Health Care to better the health and wellbeing of people facing barriers to health.
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Three Community Health Centres shared the honours for shifting the conversation on harm reduction and Supervised Injection Services in Ontario
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To help people spread the word on social media about this gap in our healthcare system, the Ontario Oral Health Alliance produced a whiteboard video (below) that spotlights the connection between chronic disease and poor oral health care, as well as the social effects of not having access to dental care
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Monday, May 15, 2017
Cancer screening rates in Ontario aren’t as high as they should be, and nowhere near provincial benchmarks. But Ontario’s Community Health Centres are seizing opportunities to increase screening rates with a robust health equity approach.