Think Upstream Project
Thinking upstream means looking at the social determinants of health
Think Upstream is a project of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives National Office. We’re working with a growing network of people who recognize that social, ecological, and economic conditions shape people’s health and the wellbeing of our communities. We call these the social determinants of health.
Your newsroom for social determinants of health
- Budgeting for well-being
- Public health and health equity
- A poverty reduction plan
- The determinants of health
- An inclusive economy
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10 reasons we’re supporting the climate strike
Here are 10 reasons why we’re supporting this action.
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Aging in suburbia
As I lean into middle age, the prospect of living in a mega city like Toronto is losing its appeal.
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Are you eco-grieving?
You know something is gravely wrong when you see #AmazonFires trending on Twitter, in response to deliberately set Amazon forest fires under a Brazilian government…
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Towards Justice
Tackling Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada Download 1011.76 KB25 pages This report provides the third installment in a series of papers that track the gap…
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Status First Nations child poverty rates deplorably high
Towards Justice: Tackling Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada—released in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)—tracks…
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The health benefits of taking a vacation
In 2006, when I was co-founding the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ national income inequality project, we did focus groups asking Canadians to tell us…
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National Indigenous Peoples Day
In preparation for tomorrow, we have put together a short list of resources for you to get in the spirit of the festivities.
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What do we want? Pharmacare. When do we want it? 2019.
I will never forget that time, years ago, when I went to the pharmacist’s counter to pick up my prescription, worrying about the cost during…
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Public health offers potent climate solutions
Right on cue, Western Canada is once again covered in smoke from forest fires, historic flooding is plaguing Eastern Canada, and tornado clusters are touching…
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The case for Health in All Policies
No other province in Canada is on a public spending teardown quite like Ontario, where the daily newsfeed is filled with spending cuts (Alberta may…
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Ontario public health cuts will endanger the public
The Ford government also proposes to reduce the amount of public health units from 35 down to 10 over the next two years.
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