Organization
The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) was formed in 2016 with support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Environments and Health (E&H) Signature Initiative. CANUE is hosted at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and is affiliated to the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Our consortium includes more than 300 members from academia, different levels of government, and non-governmental organizations who are active in urban environmental health research and policy. CANUE has developed a unique repository of standardized urban environment metrics, which are linked to key national and regional health cohort studies and databases across Canada. This repository supports cutting-edge research into the relationships between urban environments and health outcomes.
In addition to linking data to health studies, CANUE develops tools that show how environmental exposures are distributed across urban areas.
- HealthyPlan.City, (https://healthyplan.city) launched in 2023, is a web mapping application that identifies environmental inequities in over 125 Canadian cities, highlighting where vulnerable populations face adverse conditions.
- SmoKE (Smoke data Knowledge Exchange) portal will offer resources on wildfire smoke, tailored to both the general public and professionals, particularly in rural and Indigenous communities across Canada.
Through collaborations and innovation, CANUE empowers cities to make informed, evidence-based decisions that promote healthier urban living. By bridging the gap between environmental data and health research, we are paving the way for healthier, more sustainable cities for all Canadians.
Funding:
Since its inception, CANUE has received funding from CIHR, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, and the National Institutes of Health.
The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) was formed in 2016 with support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Environments and Health (E&H) Signature Initiative. Established at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and affiliated with the Research Institute of the Montreal University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), CANUE currently has more than 300 members from academia, different levels of government, and non-governmental organizations active in urban environmental health research and policy. CANUE has developed a unique repository of standardized urban environment metrics, which are linked to key national and regional health cohort studies and databases across Canada. This repository supports cutting-edge research into the relationships between urban environments and health outcomes.
In addition to linking data to health studies, CANUE develops tools that show how environmental exposures are distributed across urban areas. For example, HealthyPlan.City, (https://healthyplan.city) launched in 2023, is a web mapping application that identifies environmental inequities in over 125 Canadian cities, highlighting where vulnerable populations face adverse conditions. Another tool in development, the SmoKE (Smoke data Knowledge Exchange) portal, will offer resources on wildfire smoke, tailored to both the general public and professionals, particularly in rural and Indigenous communities across Canada.
Through collaborations and innovation, CANUE empowers cities to make informed, evidence-based decisions that promote healthier urban living. By bridging the gap between environmental data and health research, we are paving the way for healthier, more sustainable cities for all Canadians.
Funding:
Since its inception, CANUE has received funding from CIHR, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, and the National Institutes of Health.
Funding:
Since its inception, CANUE has received funding from CIHR, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, and the National Institutes of Health.