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COVID-19 cases are rising again, kids are back at school and we’ve only just begun to understand the disproportionate toll of the virus among racialized groups.  On September 298, 2020, Black Creek CHC invited Dr. Upton Allen, Head of Infectious Disease at SickKidsNews to help answer community questions during thier first ever virtual Annual General Meeting. Watch video to learn more. […]

Community-based health care should be centre of reform, Cheryl Prescod writes. Nearly half of Ontarians in overcrowded and overwhelmed emergency departments are seeking care for chronic conditions more appropriately assessed, treated and followed by a family physician or nurse practitioner […]

When Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood makes headlines, it’s rarely about anything good. But a nonprofit agency serving the neighbourhood and surrounding communities is starting to change the dialogue about the area by highlighting the good it offers. Read the article […]

When Toronto Public Health released its map of neighbourhoods hardest hit by COVID-19, for people in the city’s northwestit felt like déjà vu. It looked strikingly similar to the map showing where chronic diseases like diabetes are highest. It mirrored a […]