RentSafe
This resource is intended to support public health practitioners, policymakers and actors from other sectors to promote healthy housing through intersectoral collaboration and equity-focused approaches.
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Toward a safe and healthy place to call home: Summary of a survey of public health practices on healthy rental housing in Ontario
This resource is intended to support public health practitioners, policymakers and actors from other sectors to promote healthy housing through intersectoral collaboration and equity-focused approaches.
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New RentSafe Project Announcement: Collaborating for Climate Resilience in Low-Income Rental Housing
RentSafe, together with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) as lead partner, is excited to announce our new funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Intersectoral Action Fund to mobilize intersectoral strategies for climate resilience in low-income rental housing.
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Public Health Action on Rental Housing and Health Equity in Ontario: Results of the RentSafe-OPHA Public Health Survey
In the winter of 2023–2024, RentSafe and the Ontario Public Health Association conducted a survey of public health units in Ontario to assess the role of public health in addressing unhealthy housing.
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RentSafe and OPHA launch survey of Public Health
OPHA and RentSafe invite you to participate in a survey of public health professionals about addressing unhealthy rental housing conditions in Ontario. We are seeking at least 1 response from each Public Health Unit in Ontario. Responses from multiple practitioners and/or teams in each Health Unit are welcome.
The survey is open from November 27 to January 12, 2024 (extended timeline).
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Housing Issues? We’re Here to Help
This 11-minute video, co-created by local organizations involved in RentSafe in Owen Sound, is an example of a creative way to help tenants and others learn about local services that can support the right to a healthy home.
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We Are All Neighbours
Final Report of the RentSafe Research on Equity-focused Intersectoral Practice (EquIP) for Housing and Health Equity in Owen Sound, Ontario
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Towards healthy homes for all: What the RentSafe findings mean for public health in Canada
Housing is considered to be a core social determinant of health (SDH) and intersects with a number of other SDH — including food insecurity and inadequate income — to create population health inequities.
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Welcome to RentSafe
CPCHE is leading an ambitious initiative to address unhealthy housing conditions affecting tenants living on low income in both urban and rural communities in Ontario.
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RentSafe Tenants’ Rights Advocates Network releases three videos
In November 2017, RentSafe tenant advocates from three rural communities in Ontario came together to discuss shared concerns about housing conditions and what is needed to ensure healthy homes for all.
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RentSafe report highlights key findings from research with multiple sectors and sets forth recommendations for action
This report summarizes the findings of RentSafe baseline research over the past three years and offers recommendations for action to improve intersectoral action and capacity to ensure healthy housing conditions for all people of Ontario.
Latest News
New RentSafe Project Announcement: Collaborating for Climate Resilience in Low-Income Rental Housing
RentSafe, together with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) as lead partner, is excited to announce our new funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Intersectoral Action Fund to mobilize intersectoral strategies for climate resilience in low-income rental housing.
Webinar Recording: Addressing unhealthy conditions in rental housing: the case of mould
This webinar offers tenants, landlords, public health, health care and social service providers information to increase their understanding of mould and its health effects and offer legal considerations including landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities.
RentSafe Advocates Network
In November 2017, RentSafe tenant advocates from three rural communities in Ontario came together to discuss shared concerns about housing conditions and what is needed to ensure healthy homes for all. “Stigma in the System” is one of three videos in which they share their experiences and perspectives.
Blogs & Podcasts
Podcast – Mould in Rental Housing: Health Effects and Intersectoral Approaches Listen to the podcast: RentSafe team members contributed to this training podcast for physicians. The podcast is part of the Enviro-Occ for Family Docs podcast series led by Dr….
