“I couldn’t imagine what I would do if I didn’t have a connection to my supports right now,” said Chris Morton, an outreach worker with the primary care outreach team at Kitchener Downtown CHC. It’s a sentiment that most of us can relate to. Now imagine, for a moment, not having access to a phone, or the internet, during the pandemic
Transformative Change in Action
Towards the Best Possible Health and Wellbeing for Everyone
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Here you’ll find a collection of Alliance members’ vital responses to the COVID19 pandemic to support the people and communities they serve
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Monday, March 23, 2020
We're advocating for marginalized and at risk populations and communities during Ontario's COVID-19 response, and so can you.
Please share/use these graphics and messages widely right now, and make sure Canada's leaders -- at the federal, provincial and municipal levels -- know what the values of your communiity are, and that means no one is left behind in a crisis. Don't forget to tag your mayor, or other local leader, to make your community's concerns are being heard.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Thursday, February 27, 2020
As we conclude our Black History Month series, we want to leave you with a few links and resources on people who are leading the way forward on Black health and health equity in Black communities, and some upcoming opportunities to take action.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This week in our Black History Month series, our focus is on Black populations' histories in Canada, and the history of oppression and slavery, and its continued impacts on Black people and communities today.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Friday, February 7, 2020
February is Black History Month, and the Alliance will be looking back, ahead and celebrating Black Canadians' resilience and survival through slavery, colonization and racism while creating strong, vibrant communities. This week, we're bringing you some stories on why collecting race-based data in health care is an essential step to moving forward with health equity for Black populations in Ontario.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Monday, February 3, 2020
February is Black History Month, and the Alliance will be spending time over the next four weeks looking back, ahead and celebrating Black Canadians' resilience and survival through slavery, colonization and racism while creating strong, vibrant communities. We'll celebrate Black leadership in Ontario's health system, and some of the innovations communities have built to combat inequity and systemic racism. And we'll also look ahead to what still needs to be done, and what the future could hold.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Today is International #HumanRightsDay. At the Alliance for Healthier Communities, we want to celebrate some of the ways our members are standing up for human rights such as health care, access to public and social services, education, and community involvement.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Congratulations are in order to the staff, board, and community members and partners of Gateway Community Health Centre, on the opening of their expanded and renovated space in Tweed.
On November 26, local leaders, partners, community members, clients as well as staff and service providers gathered to mark the milestone for the centre, which opened its doors to Tweed and the surrounding communities in 1991.
Submitted by Jason Rehel on Monday, December 2, 2019
Are you looking to make a difference at home for this #GivingTuesdayCA? Searching for a local organization to donate your money, time or resources, where you know you'll be able to see the results in your own community?