Alliance for Healthier Communities

The advance of electronic record-keeping and secure methods for sharing and linking health data have led to the creation of massive datasets. These datasets combine sociodemographic, practice, and administrative data about millions of people in thousands of communities. Using traditional methods to sift through it all in search of meaningful patterns and useable new knowledge can be overwhelming. Artificial intelligence (AI) - programming that enables computers to learn - helps us find the meaning in this universe of data.

Presentation made to ICES by Dr. Jennifer Rayner on September 12, 2022. This presentation introduced ICES scientists to the CHC data profile and past projects that have used that data.

Presentation made to Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) by Dr. Jennifer Rayner on behalf of the Alliance for Healthier Communities on Septemebr 12, 2022. 

node/6607

La pandémie de la COVID-19 a mis en lumière des inégalités sociales et en matière de santé profondément ancrées qui font entrave à un rétablissement durable et juste pour tous. Ces obstacles font ressortir les difficultés auxquelles font face les populations vulnérables quant à l’accès aux services et aux renseignements en matière de santé dont elles ont besoin, y compris en ce qui concerne la vaccination contre la COVID-19.

On Jaunary 26, 2022, the Alliance for Healthier Communities hosted "Vax for the Future: Equity, Community, and Trust." This 90-minute webinar featured stories about tailored and community-based COVID-19 vaccionation from Centre Francophone du Grand Toronto and the TAIBU, Somerset West, and Woolwich Community Health Centres. 

#Introduction

#1. Purpose

The Learning Collaborative (LC) is a short-term learning system that brings together peers from multiple organizations to seek improvement in a focused topic area, with guidance from a coach or practice facilitator.

In March 2019, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) introduced a new overarching policy for breast and cervical cancer screening for Trans people (updated March 2022), providing clarity about who is eligible for screening through the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) and Ontario Cervical Screening Program (OCSP) and outlining steps that can be taken to reduce emotional and physical discomfort for Transgender and Non-binary people during the screening process.