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Toronto health board to consider COVID Equity Action PlanThe plan details current and enhanced measures aimed at addressing 'disproportionate impacts' of the pandemic on the city's vulnerable residents.HealthDec 7, 2020
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Advice given at provincial COVID-19 advisory table should be public, Toronto health board says'In a public health emergency, complete transparency is required,' said Joe Cressy, chair of the Toronto Board of Health.HealthNov 16, 2020
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Toronto Board of Health chair calls for action after 27 opioid overdose deaths in JulyCoun. Joe Cressy is urging all levels of government to take action following what he says was the largest number of opioid deaths recorded in a single month by Toronto Public Health.HealthAug 11, 2020
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Toronto board of health unanimously votes to recognize anti-Black racism as public health crisis"We can't breathe. We are dying. We are Torontonians. We are a proud and resilient population. We deserve better. We deserve much better. It can be better."CanadaJun 8, 2020
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Toronto’s board of health calls for improvements to address TTC subway system’s air qualityThe independent study commissioned in 2017 found elevated levels of fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) and high levels of some metal components. The report concludes that the high levels of PM2.5 in the subway require action to reduce the severity, especially on Line 2.EnvironmentJan 6, 2020
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Toronto Board of Health report asks for stricter vaping regulationsDr. Eileen de Villa said she wants to see all flavoured vaping products, with the exception of tobacco flavour, banned at stores where "minors have access."HealthDec 2, 2019
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Toronto considering vegetable gardens on new buildings to combat food insecurity"We may have rooftop areas in the City of Toronto that are creating heat islands. How do we actually then turn that into a community hub that can also produce food?"Oct 28, 2019
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Toronto’s Board of Health urges provincial changes to boost vaccination amid protestsThe immunization strategy includes a series of recommendations to Ontario's Ministry of Health, Health Canada and several other organizations to try and reduce "vaccine hesitancy."HealthSep 23, 2019
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Montreal backs Toronto health authorities calling for decriminalizing drugsThe director of Montreal's public health department is welcoming a recent report by Toronto's board of health pushing the federal government to decriminalize all drugs.HealthJul 27, 2018
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‘They weren’t fast enough to dodge the bullet’: Mother of girls shot at Toronto playground speaks out“I was in my house and I heard the gunshots and immediately the neighbour came ringing the doorbell to tell me my daughter has been shot.”CrimeJul 16, 2018
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