In this video, Abid Jan addresses two key questions: How to assess a community’s health and how best can we measure the impact of our collective efforts to address disparities and inequities between neighbourhoods.
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OTHER REPORTS/DOCUMENTS CITED
Toronto Map of the NIAs (Neighbourhood Improvement Areas): https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/upl…
Review and Identification of Resources for Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods strategy 2020: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgend…
Activating People, Resources and Policies: Progress on Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgend…
Staff Report: Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 – Recommended Neighbourhood Improvement Areas : http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/20…
Neighbourhood Equity Scores for Toronto Neighbourhoods and Recommended Neighbourhood improvement Areas http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/20…
For details please visit: https://neighbourhoodequity.ca/
Maps and data: https://neighbourhoodequity.ca/mappin…