Strengthening Health Literacy Among Indigenous People Living with...
Compared to non-Indigenous populations, rates of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs; e.g. angina, heart attack, stroke) morbidity and mortality are much higher for Indigenous groups. The Institute of...
View ArticleIndigenous Knowledge Network for Infant, Child and Family Health
Striking health inequities exist between Aboriginal Peoples and non-Aboriginal people. Aboriginal children are more likely than non-Aboriginal children to become injured, die in infancy, die...
View Article“At Home/Chez Soi” Mental Health and Homelessness Demonstration Project
“Housing First” is an innovative idea that’s based on simple, common sense: it’s much easier to manage a mental health problem when you have a stable place to live. Update, March 2013: The Centre for...
View ArticleBio.Diaspora
Infectious diseases are spreading across the globe faster today than at any other time in history. Bio.Diaspora is a web application that analyzes airline routes in real time to predict the...
View ArticleUrban HEART @Toronto
We’d like to introduce you to Urban Heart @ Toronto! Urban HEART @ Toronto is a tool that helps us measure how well Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods are doing across a variety of policy domains including...
View ArticleRegent Park Revitalization Study
In partnership with Toronto Community Housing, CRICH is surveying adults and children who are TCH residents, before and after the Regent Park revitalization process. The study asks questions about a...
View ArticleExamining the impacts of recent changes to the Interim Federal Health Program
Update, December 2014. Please note, the federal government has been compelled by a court decision to reinstate the Interim Federal Health Program as it was formerly constituted. While some elements...
View ArticleWe’re exploring what Ontario residents think about income and health
We know that income inequality is affecting people’s health in Ontario and around the world. But what do Ontario residents think about the connection between income inequality and health? And what...
View ArticleWhat happens when there are people in the prison system who should be in the...
Evidence suggests that people in prison have experienced higher rates of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than people in the general population. A number of studies indicate that traumatic brain injuries...
View ArticleWe’re exploring trauma informed and specific practices
Research has shown that traumatic life experiences – including those that occur repeatedly over a long period of time – can affect individuals, families and communities in deep and lasting ways. It can...
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