GGR353H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Toronto Public Health, Healthy City, Occupational Safety And Health
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Mission: toronto public health reduces health inequalities and improves the health of the whole population. This is done through: health assessment -> advocacy, health promotion -> health protection. There were studies made on different environments to outline the health issues in a city. Health outcomes: types of disease studied: The methods used: comparing neighborhoods, matching for income level, unemployment, and education (because it is more likely for people that are of lower status to have higher risks health issues) Matching neighbourhoods: 2 for the beaches, 3 for south riverdale. The beaches had higher mortality and hospital admissions due to circulatory illness than its comparison communities. There was 30 substances relating to the air pollution: common air pollutants, toxic air substances listed in the toronto environmental reporting and disclosure. Bylaw: industrial, commercial, residential, transportation and natural sources. Overall: transportation sources are predominant, whether from toronto, southern ontario, or outside ontario.
