As Dave Harvey retires from his co-leadership position at Park People, he reflects on the incredible journey since founding the organization in 2011.
Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
The programs offers community members from equity-deserving neighbourhoods training and coaching to help them enhance or transform vacant or underused spaces into public green areas.
A guidance and resources to measure the impact of your park work on community health and wellbeing, integrating a social equity lens.
Meet the Ontario Community Changemakers and learn more about their inspiring initiatives transforming parks across the province.
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Ph.D. Student and Vanier Scholar, Public Health Researcher
Nadha Hassen is a doctoral student and Vanier Scholar at York University in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. Her research, writing and projects explore health equity in different environments, with a focus on intersectional anti-racism. Her recent work focuses on examining the link between urban green spaces and mental health for racialized populations by exploring concepts like equity, access and belonging.
She has a Master of Public Health from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, specializing in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences. During this time, she was a CIHR Fellow in Public Health Policy and completed the Community Development Collaborative Program. As a health researcher and chronic illness advocate, she enjoys thinking and working at the intersections of research, education, and advocacy. Connect with her on Twitter @nadhassen