Living in Niagara Report: Purpose, Format and Construction Methodology
The Living in Niagara report is a triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors that align with [...]
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08, 2017
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07, 2017
2016 Unmet Needs in Niagara: 211 Central South Report
As a general practice, 211 Information and Referral Specialists document situations where no referrals were available to meet an inquirer’s [...]
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05, 2017
Niagara Dental Health Coalition Region-Wide Survey Results and Implications
The Niagara Dental Health Coalition conducted a survey to identify barriers to accessing dental care in Niagara region for adults [...]
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02, 2017
Knowledge Mobilization and Healthy Youth Initiatives at Brock’s Lifespan Centre – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the February 15, 2017 webinar with presenter Jayne Morrish. 31 participants joined this event from 17 [...]
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02, 2017
Community Bicycle Hub – Environmental Scan
This report summarizes a review of community bicycle hubs located primarily in Canada and the United States. The Consultant was [...]
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01, 2017
Niagara Dental Health Coalition Region-Wide Survey
Between two to three million people across Ontario do not visit a dentist each year. There are many factors at [...]
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12, 2016
A Profile of Wellbeing in Ontario: The West Region
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) has produced detailed reports of community wellbeing for five regions, based on boundaries used by Ontario ministries. This [...]
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12, 2016
The 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing National Report: How are Canadians Really Doing?
For more than 10 years, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), based at the University of Waterloo, has provided comprehensive [...]
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12, 2016
OTF Regional Reports Based on 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing: Ontario’s GDP Recovered Since Recession, and Wellbeing has Room for Improvement
"A Profile of Wellbeing" notes that living standards, economic, food and housing insecurity and precarity of work are major issues [...]
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06, 2016
Obesity in Canada: A Whole-of-Society Approach for a Healthier Canada
There is an obesity crisis in this country. Canadians are paying for it with their wallets — and with their [...]
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05, 2016
Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2014
In 2013 and 2014, the Household Food Security Survey Module was optional on Statistics Canada’s annual Canadian Community Health Survey [...]
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10, 2015
How Community Health Centres Are Changing the Health and Wellness Landscape in Niagara
This is an event recording of the October 21st, 2015 webinar with presenters Jenny Stranges, Jeanne Schmidt, Alison Behring & Lori [...]
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10, 2015
The Road to Empowerment Project: Developing Self Advocacy and Cause Advocacy Skills Across Niagara (Final Summary Report)
The Road to Empowerment is a community development project coordinated by three Niagara region Community Health Centres (CHCs): Bridges Community [...]
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08, 2015
Household Food Insecurity is Associated with Higher Health Care Costs
Interview with Valerie Tarasuk, Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and cross-appointed to the Dalla Lana School of Public [...]
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08, 2015
Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan
A community hub can be a school, a neighbourhood centre or another public space that offers co-located or integrated services [...]
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07, 2015
Walk Score and the Prevalence of Utilitarian Walking and Obesity Among Ontario Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
The rising prevalence of obesity in Canada has led researchers to examine not only individual behaviours, but also, environmental factors that [...]
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07, 2015
Extending Public Dental Programs to Adults in Need
One in five people in Ontario can't afford to see a dentist. You have to wonder how Ontario, one of [...]
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07, 2015
Niagara Dental Health Coalition
The Niagara Dental Health Coalition advocates and builds capacity for the expansion of accessible dental health services for adults and [...]
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07, 2015
Dental Health Intervention Tool
This resource is designed to help people navigate the patchwork of publicly-funded dental health services, as well as the charitable [...]
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07, 2015
Designed to Move: Active Cities (A Guide for Leaders)
A city's ability to compete depends on an active population. The research is clear on this. Integrating physical activity into [...]
