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.
Our communities are grieving.
This moment is unprecedented, yet in many ways, we have been here before.
Letter from the Alliance to Solicitor General regarding enhanced discharge planning during COVID-19 crisis.
We are writing to express our concern over reopening Ontario’s economy before public health protections are more fully established.
Dear Hon. Deputy Minister Menard,
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.
Dear Minister Elliott and Minister Smith,
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. The terms “community spread” and “congregate settings” obscure important differences in how this virus is spreading inequitably, and limit our ability to target scarce community resources where they are most needed.
Dear Minister Elliott and Dr. Williams,
Dear Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Elliott,
Ontario must bring a health equity lens to new COVID-19 test technologies and data tools
Dear Premier Ford, Deputy Premier Elliott and Dr Williams,
We are alarmed to hear the CMOH of Canada's most populous and diverse province say there is no need to collect data that tracks race and socio-demographic information.
During this turbulent COVID-19 pandemic, we rely on our leaders to boldly take action and put interventions in place that will limit the harms posed by the crisis. This makes the comments made by CMOH Dr. David Williams, during the April 10 COVID briefing all the more troubling.