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Our Healthbox

ConsumptionCo PROJECT
Our Healthbox by ConsumptionCo

credits

Title
  • Our Healthbox
Entrant
  • ConsumptionCo

About This Project

Summary

Fueled by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions in Toronto, and generously supported by Staples Canada, Our Healthbox is a groundbreaking, community-driven innovation designed to address health inequities in underserved populations. By providing 24/7 access to harm reduction supplies, HIV self-test kits, hygiene items, and more, it promotes health empowerment without judgment, stigma, or racism.

Goals & Objectives

Our Healthbox aimed to create an inclusive healthcare system by focusing on marginalized groups facing stigma, poverty, and health inequities. The goal was to reduce overdose deaths, prevent spread of infectious diseases, and provide these communities equitable access to essential health resources.

Results & Impact

Our Healthbox has reached 5,700+ people, distributed 1,081 naloxone kits, and provided 15,000+ harm reduction supplies across 10 communities. Its inclusive model has reduced healthcare disparities, built trust within underserved populations, and set new standards for equity-driven health innovation.

the team

Erik Goldhar
  • EVP, Digital Innovation
  • ConsumptionCo
Ted Geatros
  • EVP, Brand Strategy
  • ConsumptionCo
Darshand Maraj
  • Research Coordinator (Our Healthbox Program Implementation & Clinical Trials)
  • MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
Dr. Sean B. Rourke, PhD, FCAHS
  • Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Unity Health Toronto