B. v. Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto.

Prevention of spinal cord injuries caused by diving: evaluation of the distribution and usage of a diving safety video in high schools.

OBJECTIVE To determine and assess the distribution and use of Sudden Impact, a video designed by Think First and SportsSmart Canada, to help prevent spinal cord injury caused by careless shallow water diving among teenagers in the high risk group (15-24 years old). DESIGN Survey of 92 public secondary schools in Toronto, Canada. SUBJECTS The heads of the physical and health education depart...

Elimination of Arctic Variant Rabies in Red Foxes, Metropolitan Toronto

To control the Arctic variant of rabies virus in red foxes, 332,257 bait doses containing live, attenuated Evelyn-Rokitnicki-Abelseth rabies vaccine were distributed in greater metropolitan Toronto during 1989-1999. Human and pet contact with bait was minimal, and no adverse reactions to the vaccine were noted. Significantly fewer rabid foxes were found during the 17 years after fox baiting (5 ...

Alternative Models for Managing Metropolitan Regions: the Challenge for North American Cities

Regional governments in general, and metropolitan governments in particular, are under threat almost everywhere. Despite an apparent increase in the level of awareness of and the need for region-wide co-operation, revenue sharing and direct political accountability within metropolitan regions, the few formal metropolitan governments that do exist to meet these needs are in retreat. This paper r...

Evaluating the Geography and the Visibility Tendencies of Acupuncture Treatment Locations in Metropolitan Toronto

Disparities in the availability of dental care in metropolitan Toronto.

OBJECTIVES The availability of dentists as a barrier to access to care has not been thoroughly explored, particularly in large cities. In this study, we aimed to identify disparities in the availability of dentists in Canada's largest urban centre, Toronto, and explore whether distributional disparities are associated with underlying factors, such as affordability as measured by average househo...