Or in a nearby area?  Announcement of **February 24 Community Event**

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TAKES A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Researchers have developed a new approach to assess a community's
social determinants of health that emphasizes the community's perspective.

The Community Quality of Life Approach looks at  issues such as employment,
housing and education through the eyes of the people who live there, says
Professor Dennis Raphael of the department of public health sciences. "This
enables us to identify the community's strengths that should be protected and the
needs that should be addressed.

The approach is a product of the Community Quality of Life Project in which
researchers examined the Toronto communities of Riverdale and Lawrence
Heights. The work was a partnership of the South Riverdale and Lawrence Heights
Community Health Centres, the City of Toronto and North York Public Health
Departments, the Metropolitan Toronto District Health Council, the national office of
the Canadian Mental Health Association and U of T's department of public health
sciences and Centre for Health Promotion. Funding support was provided by the
Jessie Ball Dupont Fund, a charitable agency based in Jacksonville, Fla.

     *****EVENT: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998*****

The Community Quality of Life Report for Riverdale will be released and discussed
Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the public meeting room of the South Riverdale Community
Health Centre, 245 Carlaw Ave., Suite 104, and copies of the report will be
available. Results from the Community Quality of Life Report  for Lawrence Heights
will be announced in a few weeks.

245 Carlaw is between Dundas and Queen Street East.  Carlaw is just West of
Pape Avenue.


Agenda

Presentation of Results
Community Member Response: Katherine Edmunds
Community Worker Response: Rema Zavys, WoodGreen Community Centre
Elected Official Response: Marilyn Churley, MPP Riverdale

Resfrehments are provided.