Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. read more

For the better health of all of us, how do we get from colonialism to reconciliation, and what will that future look like? read more

Homelessness is complicated. There’s not one easy or simple solution. But we cannot let those remain excuses for doing nothing, or even too little. read more

A novel solution to the health crisis of homelessness: get people into homes. read more

We're sick with poverty. And we have the data to prove it. read more

If we want healthier communities, we must stop thinking of health only as a matter of personal responsibility and lifestyle choices, and dive deeper to the greater social determinants. read more

In this ninth episode of Upstream Radio, we zoom out and look to the deepest sources of hunger and food insecurity, and what can be done to address these urgent Canadian public health crises. read more

Hunger isn't an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice. - Jacques Diouf read more

In this seventh episode we’re looking at a determinant that’s sometimes ignored not because of how small it is, but because of how big! We're talking about what we call “the wider environment”, and the “ecological determinants of health”. read more

In this sixth episode of Upstream Radio we speak with Dr. Evelyn Forget, Armine Yalnizyan and Dr. Danielle Martin about the costs and benefits of a Canadian basic income policy, including opportunity costs, focusing in on what it could all mean for our health. read more