Two upcoming events hosted by the United Way York Region have a special connection to York University's Knowledge Mobilization Unit. The first is a community forum tomorrow, Nov. 9 to discuss food policy and the development of a food charter for York Region. The second event on Tuesday, Nov. 29, features a community dialogue on pressing social issues facing the region. […]
The sky in Lawrence Heights is low and the horizon is as wide as it gets in the city; no skyscrapers here. Dennis Raphael and I were walking through the neighbourhood on a chilly day, wrote columnist Joe Fiorito in the Toronto Star Jan. 7: He is a professor of health policy & management in […]
The high level of Type 2 diabetes in the Black Creek neighbourhood of northwest Toronto is imposing tremendous pain and suffering on a largely visible minority population, according to community health workers, researchers and educators who will meet Thursday at a community forum to begin developing an action plan to combat the disease. York's Health […]
What makes us sick? Is it genetics or lifestyle? Is it too many burgers, too much alcohol, not enough exercise? Not according to York Professor Dennis Raphael, who, like the fourth-century BC philosopher Plato, attributes poor health to living conditions. Things like income level and people’s access to food, housing, education, and health and social services, are […]
Dennis Raphael, a professor in York’s School of Health Policy & Management in the Faculty of Health was quoted in the Aurora Banner's May 8 issue about his report, released April 29, that offers Canadians the opportunity to learn how their living conditions will determine whether they stay healthy or become ill: We’re products of […]
A report released yesterday by York University researchers offers Canadians the opportunity to learn how their living conditions will determine whether they stay healthy or become ill. Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts shows why these factors are so important for health and documents the state of living conditions in Canada in an accessible […]
Four years after it was first published, a second edition of the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care has just been published, providing a fresh perspective on health, health care and illness. Co-edited by York School of Health Policy & Management Professors Dennis Raphael and Marcia Rioux, along with University of […]