The Missing Link: Belonging and Programs
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The Missing Link: Belonging and Programs is a two-part video series that explores the links between belonging, program design and effectiveness. In the series, Gary Machan introduces the concept of sense of belonging and why it matters to good health and provides an overview of the typology of supports, i.e. concrete, educational, emotional, and social integration.
Windsor Family Health Team creates a safe space of belonging for exploring gender identity
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Heavy news coverage about Caitlyn Jenner legally being declared a woman helped to raise awareness about the struggles of people who are transgendered. This is needed. But Jenner’s journey is very different from other Trans and LGBT people. Very few enjoy the privileges that come with Jenner’s fame and wealth.
Community Truth Hearings creating vital communities
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Poverty is one of the most critical determinants of health, and one of the most intractable problems facing the people living in Ontario. But in Hamilton, which has one of the worst poverty rates in the province, the problem is even worse. One in five people live in poverty and those living in the core live 21 years less on average than those living just outside the core’s boundaries.
Toronto Community Health Centre focuses on belonging to improve newcomer health
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