Projects
Constantly evolving, our work has three main pillars:
- Engaging and building partnerships with our community;
- Deepening our understanding of the interconnected factors at the individual, family, institutional and systems levels that influence child and family health; and
- Co-designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to support child and family health and well-being with diverse communities
Below are some of the current and prior projects that highlight our ongoing work.
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We are all accountable: collective action through data to co-design a more equitable and integrated health system in Peel
Health inequities have been amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic across Peel. Individuals from racialized and marginalized communities are suffering, receiving delayed care and dying prematurely. The Anti-Black Racism & Systemic...
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Peer Support Interventions for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and their Caregivers
Despite major pharmaceutical and technological innovations since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, diabetes self-management and achieving a high-quality of life remains a challenge for adolescents with type 1...
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Nothing About Me without Me: Co-Designing Mental Healthcare Improvements
Mental health services are usually designed by service providers, without energy of action (EA) and family input. This initiative centres in co-creating a photovoice and digital story collection communicating their...
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Peel Family Support Network Needs Assessment
Devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have required collective action to support the health of children, youth, and families. The Peel Family Support Network (PFSN) mobilized in response to the...
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Collective Action for COVID-19 Recovery: Co-Designing Physical Activity Interventions with you and Caregivers in Peel
The Peel Family Support Network (PFSN) is a cross-sectoral collaborative comprised of 26 community organizations that came together in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on families....
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Addressing Weight Bias & Stigma in Healthcare
To help address weight bias, stigma, and discrimination among healthcare providers, we are co-designing a continuing professional development curriculum with a team of individuals who have, themselves, experienced weight-based stigma...
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Cultural Values, Health Behaviours, and Type 2 Diabetes
The Region of Peel has one of the highest rates of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in Canada, particularly in the South Asian population. Peel is home to a high number...
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Evaluating the Peel Community Health Ambassador Program: Building trusting, equitable, and responsive healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
Peel has seen the highest positivity rates of COVID-19 across the province and country. While many people who identify from Peel’s diverse communities have experienced negative impacts to their overall...
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FCHI Community Engagement and Networking Event (2019)
In 2018-2019 the FCHI team conducted a number of community engagement activities throughout Peel. These were the initial steps in FCHI's longer-term commitment to collaborative, community-based approaches to both research...
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Best You!
The City of Brampton (COB) Recreation Division delivers the BEST You! (Build, Explore, Support, Talk) to promote and support the health and well-being of school-age children in Peel. The BEST You! Program includes...
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Understanding Social Networks of KidFit Families
The KidFit Health and Wellness Clinic (KidFit) is a pediatric weight management clinic at Trillium Health Partners (THP) that provides family-based, inter-professional services including medical, mental health, dietetics, and activity therapy. To...
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Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Training: Mental Health Stigma
Through community engagement activities the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) invited FCHI to become a sector partner for ICE trainings with Specialist High Skills Major (SHMS) students from the...
A Collaborative Response to addressing Family Violence with Racialized and Diverse Communities during Pandemic Recovery in Peel Region
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the health and well-being of communities globally. Public health interventions such as social distancing and “lockdowns” have led to wider consequences such as increased...