By: Wellesley Board member Jan Campbell, in her capacity as a consultant to the Greater Toronto CHC Network, and Bob Gardner, Director of Policy and Research, along with Lynne Raskin, ED of South Riverdale CHC, and Laura Cowan, ED of Street Health, facilitated a workshop on applying the urban health framework developed by the GT CHCs to planning diabetes. It was part of a daylong conference sponsored by the Ontario Hospital Health Promotion Network and St Joseph’s Health Centre on Working Together to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease held May 23, 2008 in Toronto. The goal of the workshop was to demonstrate and refine the urban health framework as a tool to better plan and coordinate community-based initiatives and innovation addressing chronic conditions, especially for disadvantaged populations. Bob’s notes on Diabetes Planning Through an Equity Lens were part of setting the context for the workshop, which worked through planning for diabetes and vulnerable populations such as homeless people and newcomers.
