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the Toronto Project

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The Toronto project is directed by a Coordinating Committee of 10 seniors. The work of this committee is supported by the Quality of Life Research Unit at the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto. 

An Advisory Committee has been set up to advise the Coordinating Committee on the work of the project, and to provide a link to a broad network of seniors organizations and groups. The network that is connected to the Toronto project represents about 500,000 seniors.

Staff

University Representative

Dennis Raphael
Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1A8

Phone (416) 978-7567
Fax: (416) 946-2087
email: d.raphael@utoronto.ca

Project Coordinator

Ivan Brown
Centre for Health Promotion
University of Toronto 
100 College St., Suite 511
Toronto, Ontario 
M5G 1L5 

Phone (416) 978-1101 
Fax: (416) 946-3680 
email: ivan.brown@utoronto.ca

 

Update of Activities

June 8, 2000

Focus groups were carried out in the autumn of 1999 on nine topics that were identified from thorough consultation with our Advisory Committee: housing, acute health care, long-term health care, income and benefits, transportation, healthy lifestyles, access to information, hearing seniors voices, and cultural issues. A focus group with seniors was carried out for each of the first eight topics, and three focus groups were carried out with seniors representing some of the cultural diversity of Toronto (First Nations, Cantonese-speaking Chinese, and Portugese). Focus groups and interviews were also carried out with service providers and municipal representatives between January and March 2000 on the same topics. 

In addition, information has been gathered from our Advisory Committee and from concerned seniors on other issues that are important to seniors. Some of these include: elder abuse, dental care, sexuality, caregiver concerns, and being perceived as valued members of society.

The information gathered was organized around policy decisions made, the general effects of those policy decisions, and the more specific effects of those policy decisions on seniors lives.

We are beginning to formulate our Action Plans. These will be set out in July and August and will be implemented from September 2000 to March 2001.

Our website is developing and will include the reports from all 8 cities. As of now, we do not have funds to use the website to implement our Action Plans.

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September 2000 Report

Toronto Report

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