by Alexander Burton | Feb 2, 2017 | Healthcare
A one-of-a-kind vision-screening program for Toronto schoolchildren is giving foreign-trained doctors a rare opportunity to improve their skills so they can apply to Canadian medical residency programs. The community health project, operating out of 150 schools within... by Alexander Burton | Sep 30, 2016 | Healthcare
First, let me give you some great news. Mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases have never been lower. Over the second half of the 20th century, heart disease and stroke went from representing half of the deaths in Canada to a quarter, thanks largely to the... by Alexander Burton | May 11, 2016 | Healthcare
TORONTO – Canada is failing to ensure everyone — especially children — has access to proper vision assessments and affordable corrective lenses, prominent pediatrician Lee Ford-Jones says. “If there’s one thing you want Canadian children and youth and parents to... by Alexander Burton | Mar 23, 2016 | Healthcare
A giant thank you to Clearly.ca for supporting the Gift of Sight and Sound program and for coming to help us dispense the glasses to students right in their school! Posted by Toronto Foundation for Student Success on Thursday, March 17,... by Alexander Burton | Sep 24, 2015 | Healthcare
Globe and Mail (September 17, 2015) Currently, only 14 per cent of Canadian children under the age of six receive professional eye care. Since the measles outbreak in North America a few months ago, more school districts and provinces are considering mandatory... by Alexander Burton | Mar 16, 2015 | Healthcare
Every year in Toronto, over 16,000 students receive free vision and hearing checks in school-based clinics as part of the Sprott Assett Management Gift of Sight and Sound program. Thanks to the retail giant ClearlyContacts.ca, every child-in-need who requires glasses...
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