RentSafe
In this training podcast, an affected community member details her experience with mould in a rental unit and other presenters discuss, from public health and legal perspectives, how a family physician may facilitate help for an affected patient. Intended for Physicians, the podcast will be of interest to health and social providers, tenants and landlords.
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Housing Issues? We’re Here to Help
RentSafe in Owen Sound Video
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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New resources on mould and health for physicians and their patients.
RentSafe collaborated with doctors from the College of Family Physicians of Canada and others to help create a training podcast on mould and health, and related guides for tenants and physicians.
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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.
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Guide for Tenants/Patients Living with Mould
This user-friendly guide offers practical tips for tenants/patients experiencing health concerns related to mould in their home. It describes how to identify mould-related symptoms, suggests ways that a doctor can help get the mould problem fixed, and lists myth-busting facts about mould and mould clean-up.
Guide for Physicians and sample letter: Supporting patients with health effects related to mould.
Are you a physician with patients whose health is affected by mould? This guide provides a sample physician’s letter intended to help patients/tenants get mould in their rental units remediated, plus tips for connecting patients with local support services.
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 posdcast: 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. Marg…
