Challenge Theme:
HEALTH & WELLNESS

Most people are familiar with public health prevention like frequent hand washing, maintaining a physical distance, and quarantining when sick, but what about other aspects of health and wellness? In COVID-19, other crises are emerging like gendered violence or housing insecurity. What other serious health events or complications are arising from lack of care, particularly in the City of Toronto?

By selecting this theme, you and your team will select a health and wellness-based research question to consider and map for your submission.

Some examples include:

Working or living in unsafe and unhealthy environments
Lack of access to healthy supports, particularly for women and children
Threats to wellness through the food insecurity
Fear of visiting hospitals and lack of care during the pandemic

As you look toward the future of health and wellness systems through this challenge, you will need to engage with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While many goals could apply, here are some related SDGs:

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Goal 10: Reduce Inequalities

Humber Centres of Innovation Networks

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