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You know the saying there is strength in numbers? That’s part of the motivation behind our exciting announcement: Think Upstream has...

As a Millennial in university dealing with the pressure of academic deadlines, I’m especially curious about how the social environment...

Let's talk about inequality and its impact on mental wellbeing Trish Hennessy This week our social media feeds will light up with Bell...

Doing laundry: Necessary evil or future economy? Listen to the podcast here. Trish Hennessy The thing about doing laundry is that it’s...

As the upcoming federal election nears, it is important to get out and allow your voice to be heard, especially if you are a young adult...

How do we reach across differences to cut through polarizing politics? It's essential for well-functioning societies. Listen to the...

To the extent health is an issue in the federal election, it will be about health care, as usual. Now I am not saying health care is an...

Tomorrow is National Indigenous Peoples Day! On June 21st we celebrate and honour the heritage, culture, strength and resilience, and...

The spectre of climate change-fueled disasters looms large over the coming federal election, yet the health equity promise of a Green New...

Life is lived on a bell curve. Many attributes of a population— height, for example—are distributed on a bell-shaped curve, with the...

We need to give up thinking about nature and society as distinct entities and look to eco-social determinants of health if we want to...

Canada’s federal government seems poised to prop up the status quo instead of going upstream Alex Paterson It looks like the snake oil...

Let’s get to the heart of the matter Alex Paterson Hey Upstream community, today on Bell Let's Talk Day I’m launching a new monthly blog...

Here at Think Upstream, we’re promoting ideas aimed at rethinking our traditional approach to public policy in Canada. We’re looking at...

Did you get enough to eat today? More than four million Canadians didn't. Jared Knoll Reliable access to decent, nutritious food is...

Making the link between house ownership and public pensions is key to a way forward. Alex Paterson Last week I attended the inaugural...

The study tried to resolve questions of best practice. The answer is now, “we won’t know” Laura Cattari Money, or the loss of it, has an...

Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. Listen to the podcast here.

The wider environment is critical to human health. What are we putting into it? Tanya Dahms Downstream thinking has led to the wide-scale...

The evidence shows us undeniably that poverty and inequality are quite literally killing us. But it's the human stories between the data...