Think Upstream Radio: When the big employer ghosts a town - now what?
Oshawa is reeling from GM’s decision to stop auto production there. How does a community bounce back from such a jolt? Trish Hennessy...
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How much do lifestyle choices matter for health?
If we want healthier communities, we must stop thinking of health only as a matter of personal responsibility and lifestyle choices, and...
Food security and your health
Did you get enough to eat today? More than four million Canadians didn't. Jared Knoll Reliable access to decent, nutritious food is...
Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis
Making the link between house ownership and public pensions is key to a way forward. Alex Paterson Last week I attended the inaugural...
What if we replaced child care deserts with universal child care?
Kids could access great early learning and socialization opportunities; parents could stop "working to pay for child care"—it’s a...
Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario
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 Costs
Poverty is a disease that is much cheaper to cure than to treat. Listen to the podcast here.
Think upstream on pesticides
The wider environment is critical to human health. What are we putting into it? Tanya Dahms Downstream thinking has led to the wide-scale...
Population growth is only part of our ecological problem
Population growth is a complex issue that is only partly responsible for this crisis — the solution is not just a matter of family...
Climate adaptation is critical for health, especially if you're poor
Adapting to climate change is a public health crisis—but also an opportunity. Alex Paterson We need to focus on the social determinants...
Overcoming the new precariat: The future of work
After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, mi
Too little too late: Lisa's story
The evidence shows us undeniably that poverty and inequality are quite literally killing us. But it's the human stories between the data...
We need saving, the earth will survive
These days we often see environmentalism framed as an imperative to save the world from human activity. But Mother Earth will be just...
It's time to stop dehumanizing Canadians with disabilities
Sarah Jama I spent a substantial portion of my childhood across two different provinces, alternating between The Hospital for Sick...
No human should be homeless
Jared Knoll: Welcome to Upstream Radio, where we dive deep into all the social and economic determinants of health — the root causes of...
Housing is health care
A novel solution to the health crisis of homelessness: get people into homes. Welcome to Upstream Radio, where we dive deep into all the...
Look upstream to improve mental health
Our headlines are flooded with mental health crises. It's time to address the real root causes. Trevor Hancock A colleague once remarked...
Interview: raise the minimum wage?
There's long been a case for a $15 minimum wage in Canada. Trish Hennessy lays out the arguments in this educational video. The minimum...
The promise of the living wage
What do a chamber of commerce, insurance company, retail outlet, bakery, roofing company, school board, city council, credit unions, and...
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