South Riverdale CHC secures funding to launch street outreach pilot project News Oct 14, 2019 by Joanna Lavoie Toronto.com   From left, Rhiannon Thomas, the coordinator of SRCHC’s COUNTERfit program, and André Hermanstyne, a community health worker, hold naloxone kits, which will be distributed to people who use drugs in The Danforth and East York […]

October 9, 2019 Hon. Christine Elliott Ontario Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Hon. Merrilee Fullerton Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care College Park, 5th Fl., 777 Bay St, Toronto ON M7A 2J3 RE: Ontario Health Team Submission from the East Toronto Health Partners Dear Ministers Elliott and Fullerton; In partnership with those who receive care […]

On September 23, ETHP hosted a webinar to discuss the engagement and co-design work that is currently underway, to provide updates on primary care engagement and involvement, and to answer your questions as we work to develop a transformative health care model that wraps care and services around patients, clients and families. The slides are […]

NEWS RELEASE September 19, 2019 Films for people with chronic disease to ‘Choose Health’ in East Toronto TORONTO (September 19, 2019) – Last night, South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC) and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) launched a community film screening program to bring short films into communities across Toronto. As part of a […]

Toronto’s Crescent Town gets a new food hub at Harmony Hall Facility has renovated kitchen, washrooms and main hall NEWS JUL 29, 2019 BY JOANNA LAVOIE   TORONTO.COM Chef Afrim Pristine teaches Malcom McIntosh and his sister Lily how to cut slices of cheese in the new ‘Community Food Centre’ inside Harmony Hall Centre. – Justin Greaves/Torstar East Toronto residents […]

Overdose prevention workers save thousands of lives, but who’s saving theirs? By Sandro Contenta, Feature Writer Wed., July 3, 2019 Keren Elumir saves lives at the Moss Park overdose prevention site in Toronto. It is relentless work: a particularly bad day saw 10 people overdose in a six-hour period. “We were kind of joking the […]

For Immediate Release June 10, 2019 BC Centre on Substance Use Police presence near supervised consumption sites in Toronto discouraging access Supervised consumption sites are being expanded across Canada in response to opioid overdoses and other harms related to drug use. However, recent research suggests that policing in Toronto may be a key barrier to […]

East Toronto Health Partners to form Ontario Health Team for East Toronto South Riverdale Community Health Centre is proud to be part of the East Toronto Health Partners. The East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), committed to work together to form an Ontario Health Team for East Toronto. The ETHP group which has come together as […]