Alliance for Healthier Communities / Alliance pour des communautés en santé

06/11/2025

Don't miss a panel discussion happening TOMORROW, June 12 at 12 p.m. ET for a webinar to launch the final report from Black-Focused Social Prescribing. The panel includes:

Joesi Nelson – Director of Health Promotion, Black Creek CHC
Neil Price – Executive Director, Logical Outcomes
Shudipta Shabnam Islam – Evaluator, Logical Outcomes
Kisa Hamilton – Evaluator, Transform Practice
Stephanie Kyei - BFSP Navigator, Rexdale CHC

with moderator Paul Bailey, Executive Director of the Black Health Alliance.

Social prescribing improves health outcomes, addresses the social determinants of health and supports wellbeing. Social prescribing also supports integrated care, can provide a pathway for attachment to primary health care, and supports system sustainability by helping to ensure that clients see the right provider at the right time.

Attend this webinar to find out more about how Black-Focused Social Prescribing (BFSP) improves health care experiences and outcomes for Black people and communities in Ontario. Explore how culturally affirming care has positive impacts on clients, staff, organizations and the health system.

The 2.5-year pilot was implemented by the Alliance for Healthier Communities in collaboration with four Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Ontario: Black Creek Community Health Centre, Somerset West Community Health Centre, TAIBU Community Health Centre, and Rexdale Community Health Centre. Through BFSP, dedicated staff called Link Navigators connect clients to programs and services. This project won the National Social Prescribing Innovation Award in 2024.

Learn more and REGISTER HERE ------>

This webinar is presented by the Alliance for Healthier Communities in partnership with participating organizations and evaluators in the Black-Focused Social Prescribing (BFSP) project.

05/06/2025

Don't miss out if you're in the Toronto area! This Friday, May 9,
TAIBU Community Health Centre presents a double documentary bill on Black experiences in Canada, examining criminal justice, race and more. See below for details and register now to ensure a spot at the screening:

A moving Exploration of Black Experiences in Canada.

05/06/2025

“I want people to know that my sister, who was murdered in 2008 in Whitehorse, Yukon, had a face. She was a daughter, mother, sister, auntie, granddaughter, and was very loved. She left behind three beautiful children, who loved her very much. It is a hard journey to be able to talk openly about what happened. I always end up crying and hating, when I shouldn’t be. All MMIWG2S have people who care and love them so very much.” Toni Blanchard, The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Volume 1a, page, 33.

Today we honour and remember the Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people taken too soon, and failed by the system.

We stand with families and loved ones who carry the pain every day, and call on those in power to right the wrongs that contribute to the violence.

This is not history, it is an ongoing crisis.

Read the Calls for Justice here: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Calls-Web-Version-EN.docx
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« Je veux que les gens puissent mettre un visage sur le nom de ma sœur, assassinée en 2008 à Whitehorse, au Yukon. Elle était une fille, une mère, une sœur, une tante, une petite-fille et elle était profondément aimée. Elle a laissé derrière elle trois magnifiques enfants qui l’aimaient très fort. C’est difficile pour moi de parler ouvertement de ce qui s’est passé, y penser me fait souvent pleurer et suscite des sentiments de haine en moi, que j’essaie de contenir. Toutes les femmes, les filles et les personnes 2ELGBTQQIA autochtones disparues et assassinées ont des proches qui les aiment et pour qui elles sont si importantes. » Toni Blanchard, Le rapport final de l’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées, p. 33

Aujourd'hui, nous rendons hommage et nous nous souvenons des femmes, des jeunes filles et des personnes bispirituelles autochtones qui ont été enlevées trop tôt et que le système a laissé tomber.

Nous nous tenons aux côtés des familles et des proches qui portent la douleur au quotidien, et nous appelons les responsables à réparer les erreurs qui contribuent à la violence.

Ce n'est pas de l'histoire ancienne, c'est une crise persistante.

Lire les appels à la justice ici : https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Calls-Web-Version-FR.docx

04/24/2025

ELECTION DAY is Monday April 28, just four days away! To everyone who's already voted in advanced polls, thanks for helping to make Canada's democracy stronger and more vibrant, contributing to healthier communities!

If you haven't voted, there's still lots of time to register to vote and learn about the issues + candidates. Learn more via Elections Canada's ELECTION GUIDE - how to register, how to vote, where to find candidate info + more:

Guide to the federal election, 2025

04/16/2025

Inclusion matters for democratic engagement: The
Elections Canada guide to registering, voting, finding your local candidates and more is available online in many languages spoken by citizens in Canada -----> https://elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=spr&dir=voting/gui-lang&document=index&lang=e

Guide to the federal election in other, heritage languages for the federal election in Canada.

04/16/2025

We can ALL play a role in democratic engagement during , ensuring really means something! So let's get out and vote-- and also encourage others to do the same! Here's a handy guide to voting, registration and more:
Elections Canada

Guide to the federal election, 2025

04/10/2025

Don't miss out on the Alliance's annual conference, Put People at the Centre -- June 4 and 5 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Early Bird pricing, with the best possible deal on conference registration ENDS NEXT WEEK on April 16! REGISTER HERE ----------> https://www.allianceon.org/conference2025

04/09/2025

Join IPHCC and Great Lakes Cultural Camps for an exciting Lunch and Learn on April 11th!
Our hosts Bernadette - Naanowe Kamik Gokwe - and Noodin Nii Me Bin (Wind Dancer) will guide us through traditional teachings that bring together crafting, play, and the land. All are welcome. Link available in our bio

04/09/2025

Democratic engagement is a determinant of health, and so we encourage you to check out resources to learn more about voting, key dates, accepted ID, and how to get involved in via Elections Canada's website: https://elections.ca/home.aspx

Find all the information you need to know to vote in the 2025 federal election. You will learn whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, what your riding is, who the candidates in your riding are, and more.

04/04/2025

Democratic engagement is a key determinant of health. We're calling all to help Elections Canada SPREAD the WORD on HOW to REGISTER and VOTE in the upcoming April 28 federal election. A FREE webinar to support ---> https://www.allianceon.org/resource/Train-Trainer-Webinar-Registering-and-Voting-Federal-Election

04/03/2025

This is a critical time for health care in Ontario.

How can we make the most of this opportunity for transformation, to build a truly accessible, equitable and sustainable system? What could of the future look like in Ontario?

Join us TOMORROW, April 4 at 12 p.m. ET for a SPECIAL WEBINAR: "Connected Health Neighbourhoods," and hear our CEO Sarah Hobbs + Director of Research + Policy Dr. Jennifer Rayner describe the Alliance vision for health system transformation. LEARN MORE and REGISTER NOW to secure your spot ---> https://www.allianceon.org/event/Connected-Health-Neighbourhoods-Vision-Health-System-Transformation