Inner City Health Associates

@ICHA_Toronto supports universal access to care for everyone calling Canada home. Cuts to ON’s modestly funded uninsured program will ultimately cost the public more, weaken health system performance and harm the most vulnerable. For system health, support #Healthcare4all.

During this featured CP24 interview with @ICHA_Toronto's Medical Director, Dr. Andrew Bond said every part of the healthcare system needs to work together to drive change when it comes to tackling the drug poisoning crisis. cp24.com/video?clipId=2…

On CP24, @ICHA_Toronto’s Dr. Andrew Bond welcomes hospitals' move to embrace safe consumption services. Says health partners must pull together to deliver programs within integrated, re-designed system. Cites evidence of effectiveness for people, safety. bit.ly/3Y4SCV2

Addressing the multiple, complex issues facing Toronto’s homeless community requires choosing the right combination of proven, sustainable solutions, ICHA’s Andrew Bond tells CBC radio. bit.ly/3Io771v

@ICHA_Toronto is inspired every day by the unwavering dedication of shelter and homelessness service workers in Toronto. As Emergency Shelter and Homelessness Service Worker Appreciation week winds down, we thank everyone doing this work on the ground. icha-toronto.ca/about-us_trash…

ICHA Medical Director Andrew Bond tells CTV: Unhoused people need 24-hr warming centres NOW; decision-makers must heed evidence, opening them before cold causes harm. Access to rapid housing must soon follow. review.bellmedia.ca/view/395800324

Hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic among recently homeless individuals: a retrospective population-based matched cohort study ices.on.ca/Publications/J…

🚨 The CAEH has partnered up with Ontario for the province-wide use of By-Name Lists. The work to further develop and utilize this data in communities is a critical step towards ending homelessness. Read more about the announcement here: caeh.ca/ontario-partne…

Still confused about COVID? We now have resources available in Farsi, French, Korean, Spanish, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, all at ConfusedAboutCOVID.ca. @OntarioCollege @tara_kiran @docdanielle @OCFP_President @kmoranONT @uoftmedicine @afhto @FamPhysCan @SGFP4FamilyDocs

ICHA members shine the light on COVID and homelessness: Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto during the first wave of the C… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34919211/

These are two people that I care about deeply, who love our community. It brings me joy to work at Call Auntie through @ICHA_Toronto and provide care to children and their families. We see inequities every clinic and work to reverse them.

We are Black and Indigenous front line workers. Our own parents died of COVID-19 in Canada's inequitable health system, Dr. Suzanne Shoush and Cheryllee Bourgeois write #InTheirOwnVoices. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Statement from @ICHA_Toronto: icha-toronto.ca/icha-position-…

We are extremely concerned about the shelter situation in TO and across Canada. We echo calls from @CAEHomelessness, @ICHA_Toronto, @CdnHumanRights that this needs to be addressed as a system in crisis, with new emergency mgmt support & resources from all levels of government.

🚨Today, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness along with national health care leaders have penned an urgent call to action with concrete measures to effectively address the new pressures on an already overwhelmed system. Read it here: caeh.ca/call-to-action… /THREAD

I'm extremely concerned about the shelter situation in Toronto and across Canada. We need urgent action, with new emergency management support and resources from all levels of government. @CAEHomelessness @ICHA_Toronto caeh.ca/call-to-action… icha-toronto.ca/icha-position-…

Stuck in a system in crisis, people experiencing homelessness are being pitched into even more danger. Preventing that is a shared responsibility; solutions must come from federal, provincial & municipal levels acting in concert with concentrated urgency. caeh.ca/call-to-action…

While ICHA continues to directly respond to the immense healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness during COVID, much more is needed: see ICHA’s position statement released today. icha-toronto.ca/icha-position-…

@TheAJWithers @ZoeDodd ICHA and all can and should both support statements about the importance of vaccinations and working with Toronto Public Health and health care partners in this work and continue to hold such organizations accountable. ICHA and our front line partners do this everyday.