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CRICH Research Flash

Centre for Research on Inner City Health - Keenan Research Centre

Bi-monthly highlights of recent CRICH publications, including key findings and implications for health policy and practice. To subscribe, please contact Emily Holton at holtone@smh.toronto.on.ca.

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CRICH Research Flash - January 2010

  • We’ve found significant inequities in Ontario’s mental health care system.
  • Men and women experience problem gambling differently; gender-specific treatment may be appropriate.
  • Homeless and marginally-housed people nationwide are dying earlier than even the poorest Canadians.
  • The most successful programs for homeless people with concurrent disorders promote the client’s sense of autonomy.

View January Research Flash (132 kb pdf file)

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CRICH Research Flash - Summer/Fall 2009

  • Women in low-income neighbourhoods are at greater risk of high blood pressure
  • A parent’s stress can affect her child’s risk for asthma
  • The “healthy immigrant effect” is evident in homeless populations
  • Striking health disparities exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children

View Summer/Fall Research Flash (315 kb pdf file)