January 16, 2015
A summary of a paper that explores the potential of a category of community health centre program called ‘community initiatives’ to address the root causes of illness.
December 9, 2014
Developing new methods to explore the complexity of interactions between neighbourhoods and health.
December 2, 2014
Social policies and structural factors are generating housing instability and homelessness in Canada, which has serious implications for health. As a result, health care providers treat many people dealing with homelessness.
October 16, 2014
A lack of mental health resources in the community means that police officers in jurisdictions including in Canada and the US are often called to respond to mental health emergencies…
September 22, 2014
Women identified several factors with the potential to improve the transition from prison to the community…
May 26, 2014
Researchers with lived experience of homelessness and/or mental health problems analyzed interviews with people experiencing both homelessness and mental health problems in Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
March 20, 2014
Quality of care can be seriously compromised when primary care physicians and patients can’t communicate in the same language…
March 3, 2014
We are exploring what Ontario residents think about income inequality and health.
February 24, 2014
Women suffer more than men from non-fatal, physical and mental health problems, and are generally expected to live fewer years in good health…
January 20, 2014
Summary of paper: Meaningful inclusion of consumers in research and service delivery.
December 16, 2013
We looked at health records from 2004/5 – 2009 for 1,165 adults using homeless shelters and meal programs in Toronto to assess patterns of health care use.
