Decisions · Board Of Health — 2024-10-21

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Board of Health · 2024-10-21

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Amended: 1

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Toronto Public Health Initiatives to Prevent Cancer — amended
Amended
Toronto Public Health Preparations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory… — approved
Toronto Urban Health Fund - Indigenous Funding Stream — approved

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2024.HL17.1
Toronto Public Health Initiatives to Prevent Cancer
Outcome: Amended
Ward: All
2024.HL17.2
Toronto Public Health Preparations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2024.HL17.3
Toronto Urban Health Fund - Indigenous Funding Stream
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All

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2024.HL17.1	Toronto Public Health Initiatives to Prevent Cancer	Amended	All
2024.HL17.2	Toronto Public Health Preparations for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season	Adopted	All
2024.HL17.3	Toronto Urban Health Fund - Indigenous Funding Stream	Adopted	All

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Toronto Public Health Initiatives to Prevent Cancer

2024.HL17.1

Cancer is a large group of diseases where some of the body’s cells grow and divide uncontrollably, spreading into surrounding tissues. There are more than 200 types of cancer. Cancer is a leading cause of death in Ontario and Toronto. In Toronto, the most common types of new cancer cases diagnosed each year are breast cancer (among females) and prostate cancer (among males). The highest annual rate of mortality by type of cancer is lung cancer, followed by colorectal cancer. The causes of cancer vary. Some cancers can be prevented, and the risk of others can be lowered. Every day, Toronto Public Health works to protect and promote population health in our city by implementing interventions and policies that advance healthier environments and behaviours. Toronto Public Health applies a population health approach to cancer prevention that focuses on improving community health through broad, systemic initiatives. Key interventions include vaccinating to prevent infectious diseases associated with cancer risk; promoting healthy eating and physical activity; reducing harms associated with substance use including tobacco and alcohol; and advancing healthy social, natural, and built environments that support healthy behaviours. Toronto Public Health also works with community partners to promote and disseminate evidence-informed resources and communications to strengthen collective action on cancer prevention and promotion of protective behaviours. This approach is designed to address and mitigate risk factors at a community level to reduce incidence of cancer. In parallel, health care focuses on the individual through cancer screening and clinical care. Cancer screening aims to detect cancer early in individuals who may not yet have symptoms and clinical care provides personalized treatment for those diagnosed with cancer. Social determinants of health are linked to prevalence of cancer risk factors and delays in cancer diagnosis and treatment, which worsen prognosis. Together public health and health care work to reduce the incidence and impacts of cancer.