JennAir Disrupting Design collaborates with The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to create $375,000 scholarship fund On Tuesday, the JennAir Brand (“JennAir”) announced the launch of its Disrupting Design program, which aims to create access and opportunities for racialized interior designers in the industry. The program is the result of research, listening and […]
Equitable cancer care for Black patients, medical schools’ responses to anti-Black racism, mental health of Black youth and gaslighting in academic medicine are some of the topics in two anti-Black racism in health care issues of CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) to be published October 24 and October 31, 2022. Anti-Black racism is a threat […]
Peel Regional Police has launched a pilot project to deal with calls from person with addictions or in mental health crises. Instead of sending out a team of police officers in response to such calls, two crisis workers would be dispatched. They would be equipped with the training and tools to safely de-escalate the situation […]
Benefits of exercise cannot be overstated By Lincoln DePradine Extremely “strong and consistent evidence’’ exists “showing the benefits of exercise for men living with prostate cancer,’’ according to Dr Nicole Culos-Reed, a professor in the faculty of kinesiology at the University of Calgary. “Exercise is so good across different outcomes. Even five to ten […]
By Lincoln DePradine MPP Mitzie Hunter has described as a “big deal’’, the establishing of the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) that is scheduled to open in September 2025. The academy, which is supported by Ontario government funding, will be housed in a new building at the University of Toronto (U of […]
Every developed country with a universal health-care system provides universal coverage of prescription drugs except for Canada. Most Canadians do not have access to public drug coverage, and the lack of common purchasing of pharmacare means that we face some of the highest drug prices in the developed world. Canadians pay about 35 per cent […]
As the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY) celebrates 60 years, the organisation is being hailed for its outstanding legacy of positively impacting healthcare in New York, Jamaica and the wider diaspora. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, in paying tribute to the group, said that “from as far back […]
Your airways are responsible for carrying air into and out of your lungs, but what happens when they don’t function properly? Asthma, a chronic condition that affects about 24 million Americans and Canadians, constricts the airways, preventing air from reaching the lungs and causing uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous symptoms. For some, asthma symptoms are an […]
Damien Halstead is running to replace Patrice Barnes as Durham School Board Trustee in the public school system. Halstead, who ran for a council position in the Scarborough area last election, said that he thinks he is ready to work in Ajax. The candidate told The Caribbean Camera, “Having been the vice president of Durham […]
Chatham-Kent’s board of health has voted to declare racism a public health issue. The board says forms of oppression against Black, Indigenous and other minority groups disproportionately harm people’s health. Dorothy Wright-Wallace, president of the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society, said the plan is long overdue. “I’m so glad that they’ve stepped up. Let’s start. Let’s […]
