Nadha Hassen, PhD MPH
@nadhahassen.bsky.social
Public health & environment scholar exploring equity, intersectionality, space/place with community. Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto.
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www.linkedin.com/in/nadhahassen/
https://linktr.ee/nadha.h
A big thanks to @uoftpandemics.bsky.social for this spotlight on my work! Was a pleasure to chat about the intersections of public health, urban space, & community approaches
#healthycities #healthypeople
#healthycities #healthypeople
🌿 Meet @nadhahassen.bsky.social, her research explores how community-led nature prescribing can serve as a preventative tool to ease pressure on public health systems during emergencies.
🔦 Read the spotlight: bit.ly/43nIV9H
#HealthEquity #SocialPrescribing @cisp-icps.bsky.social
🔦 Read the spotlight: bit.ly/43nIV9H
#HealthEquity #SocialPrescribing @cisp-icps.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A big thanks to @uoftpandemics.bsky.social for this spotlight on my work! Was a pleasure to chat about the intersections of public health, urban space, & community approaches
#healthycities #healthypeople
#healthycities #healthypeople
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Joyful 2.5 hours with superb UofT students, a mix of public health, urban planning, social geography...all interwoven creating equitable, sustainable, fun cities.
Always enjoy long sessions with students, sharing & learning.
Across Greater Toronto FREE cities4everyone.ca/conversation...
Always enjoy long sessions with students, sharing & learning.
Across Greater Toronto FREE cities4everyone.ca/conversation...
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Joyful 2.5 hours with superb UofT students, a mix of public health, urban planning, social geography...all interwoven creating equitable, sustainable, fun cities.
Always enjoy long sessions with students, sharing & learning.
Across Greater Toronto FREE cities4everyone.ca/conversation...
Always enjoy long sessions with students, sharing & learning.
Across Greater Toronto FREE cities4everyone.ca/conversation...
Thrilled to be teaching #BuiltEnvironment & Health at U of T!
Thanks to @penalosag.bsky.social of @880cities.bsky.social for his talk on #healthycities
3 takeaways:
1️⃣ Design for dignity + solutions
2️⃣ Change can be fast with political will
3️⃣ Get a seat at the table (or risk being “on the menu”)
Thanks to @penalosag.bsky.social of @880cities.bsky.social for his talk on #healthycities
3 takeaways:
1️⃣ Design for dignity + solutions
2️⃣ Change can be fast with political will
3️⃣ Get a seat at the table (or risk being “on the menu”)
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Thrilled to be teaching #BuiltEnvironment & Health at U of T!
Thanks to @penalosag.bsky.social of @880cities.bsky.social for his talk on #healthycities
3 takeaways:
1️⃣ Design for dignity + solutions
2️⃣ Change can be fast with political will
3️⃣ Get a seat at the table (or risk being “on the menu”)
Thanks to @penalosag.bsky.social of @880cities.bsky.social for his talk on #healthycities
3 takeaways:
1️⃣ Design for dignity + solutions
2️⃣ Change can be fast with political will
3️⃣ Get a seat at the table (or risk being “on the menu”)
Reposted by Nadha Hassen, PhD MPH
We turn to the theory and practice of co-production as one possible intervention into how the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous placemakers could be conceived and enacted in the urban environment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On belonging and becoming in the settler-colonial city: Co-produced futurities, placemaking, and urban planning in the United States
With a few notable exceptions, settler-colonial theory has not been applied to the study of U.S. cities and urban planning. Settler-colonial theory is a relatively new field of scholarship that int...
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September 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We turn to the theory and practice of co-production as one possible intervention into how the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous placemakers could be conceived and enacted in the urban environment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thought-provoking paper on who is publishing #health inequalities #research in the UK. To truly move the needle on health #inequities globally, we need more diverse voices contributing to these important conversations both inside & from outside of academia.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thought-provoking paper on who is publishing #health inequalities #research in the UK. To truly move the needle on health #inequities globally, we need more diverse voices contributing to these important conversations both inside & from outside of academia.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads.
Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
September 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Worried about climate change and the impact of disinformation of policies and strategies to combat it? Then you can't miss Max Bell School of Public Policy presents Climate at a Crossroads.
Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
Join us on October 9, in Ottawa or online. climateatacrossroads.eventbri...
It's #backtoschool, but this semester I'm teaching at #UofT ! Excited to discuss the intersections of the #BuiltEnvironment & #Health with students. We need more people out there working towards #equitable and #healthycities 🌳🚴🏽♀️🛣️🚦🚰🛝🏞️🏢🌃🥫🥘
September 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's #backtoschool, but this semester I'm teaching at #UofT ! Excited to discuss the intersections of the #BuiltEnvironment & #Health with students. We need more people out there working towards #equitable and #healthycities 🌳🚴🏽♀️🛣️🚦🚰🛝🏞️🏢🌃🥫🥘
Honoured to receive the Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in #CanadianStudies from the International Council for Canadian Studies!
Grateful to have my #communityengaged #research recognized. Possibly one of the last dissertations written completely without #AI!
#nature #healthycities #healthequity
Grateful to have my #communityengaged #research recognized. Possibly one of the last dissertations written completely without #AI!
#nature #healthycities #healthequity
August 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Honoured to receive the Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in #CanadianStudies from the International Council for Canadian Studies!
Grateful to have my #communityengaged #research recognized. Possibly one of the last dissertations written completely without #AI!
#nature #healthycities #healthequity
Grateful to have my #communityengaged #research recognized. Possibly one of the last dissertations written completely without #AI!
#nature #healthycities #healthequity
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Belonging can take time—but not always. In @psychologytoday.com , our Founder Kim Samuel explores how small, strategic interventions can boost belonging in schools, workplaces & beyond—offering a path forward amid deepening division.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Belonging can take time—but not always. In @psychologytoday.com , our Founder Kim Samuel explores how small, strategic interventions can boost belonging in schools, workplaces & beyond—offering a path forward amid deepening division.
buff.ly/Q9dpU7o
buff.ly/Q9dpU7o
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📣 Reminder! Are you actively involved in delivering or supporting #SocialPrescribing in Canada?
Don’t miss your chance to join the Canadian Social Prescribing Community of Practice for Practitioners.
👉 Express your interest here: surveymonkey.ca/r/SP_CoP
Don’t miss your chance to join the Canadian Social Prescribing Community of Practice for Practitioners.
👉 Express your interest here: surveymonkey.ca/r/SP_CoP
May 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📣 Reminder! Are you actively involved in delivering or supporting #SocialPrescribing in Canada?
Don’t miss your chance to join the Canadian Social Prescribing Community of Practice for Practitioners.
👉 Express your interest here: surveymonkey.ca/r/SP_CoP
Don’t miss your chance to join the Canadian Social Prescribing Community of Practice for Practitioners.
👉 Express your interest here: surveymonkey.ca/r/SP_CoP
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🚶♀️✨ This is your official Jane’s Walk Toronto 2025 Festival Schedule!
From panels and film screenings to over 140+ community walks — this city is moving, and we’re inviting you to walk with us. 📍April 26 – May 4, 2025
From panels and film screenings to over 140+ community walks — this city is moving, and we’re inviting you to walk with us. 📍April 26 – May 4, 2025
April 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚶♀️✨ This is your official Jane’s Walk Toronto 2025 Festival Schedule!
From panels and film screenings to over 140+ community walks — this city is moving, and we’re inviting you to walk with us. 📍April 26 – May 4, 2025
From panels and film screenings to over 140+ community walks — this city is moving, and we’re inviting you to walk with us. 📍April 26 – May 4, 2025
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The Housing Justice Lab, a SofC affiliated initiative led by @docdantzler.bsky.social, has published an investigation of anti-Black #discrimination in T.O.'s rental market, revealing systemic barriers that restrict #housing opportunities for Black tenants: www.housingjusticelab.org/toronto-rent...
April 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Housing Justice Lab, a SofC affiliated initiative led by @docdantzler.bsky.social, has published an investigation of anti-Black #discrimination in T.O.'s rental market, revealing systemic barriers that restrict #housing opportunities for Black tenants: www.housingjusticelab.org/toronto-rent...
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REMINDER: Pls tune in tmw, Fri, April 11th, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for my chat w/ @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing, a UK non-profit dedicated to ensuring that anyone can access the physical, emotional, practical, and social benefits of cycling.
youtu.be/P-5GloOKOG4
youtu.be/P-5GloOKOG4
EP 294 ISABELLE CLEMENT: Wheels for Wellbeing for All Ages & Abilities
YouTube video by Active Towns
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April 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
REMINDER: Pls tune in tmw, Fri, April 11th, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for my chat w/ @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing, a UK non-profit dedicated to ensuring that anyone can access the physical, emotional, practical, and social benefits of cycling.
youtu.be/P-5GloOKOG4
youtu.be/P-5GloOKOG4
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Urban Food Stories is a community storytelling project at Tufts that highlights the unique and important food traditions of the individuals around us. Through interviews, photographs, and recipes, these stories intend to broaden food narratives to make them more inclusive. www.urbanfoodstories.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Urban Food Stories is a community storytelling project at Tufts that highlights the unique and important food traditions of the individuals around us. Through interviews, photographs, and recipes, these stories intend to broaden food narratives to make them more inclusive. www.urbanfoodstories.com
Join Pemma Muzumdar and me tomorrow, April 9 at 1pm ET to talk about #Belonging as a Social Determinant of Health! This is Part 1 of the Tamarack Institute's series on Belonging and #PublicHealth in Canada. Details and registration here: events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-seri...
WEBINAR SERIES | Belonging and Public Health in Canada
Join us for a two-part webinar series on Belonging and Public Health in Canada.
events.tamarackcommunity.ca
April 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join Pemma Muzumdar and me tomorrow, April 9 at 1pm ET to talk about #Belonging as a Social Determinant of Health! This is Part 1 of the Tamarack Institute's series on Belonging and #PublicHealth in Canada. Details and registration here: events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-seri...
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We invite SoN from cities, community orgs, NGOs keen to work w/ undergrads on an urban problem in need of fresh ideas, multidisciplinary analysis. Teams from our capstone course work under yr guidance + faculty supervision on a city-related assignment schoolofcities.utoro...
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We invite SoN from cities, community orgs, NGOs keen to work w/ undergrads on an urban problem in need of fresh ideas, multidisciplinary analysis. Teams from our capstone course work under yr guidance + faculty supervision on a city-related assignment schoolofcities.utoro...
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Enjoyed a seminar with @nadhahassen.bsky.social about "Social Connection and Access in Cities"
One of the topics raised was how some community members in the studied (and racialized) areas in Toronto wondered why their public green spaces were more likely to incorporate golf or tennis than cricket.
One of the topics raised was how some community members in the studied (and racialized) areas in Toronto wondered why their public green spaces were more likely to incorporate golf or tennis than cricket.
March 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Enjoyed a seminar with @nadhahassen.bsky.social about "Social Connection and Access in Cities"
One of the topics raised was how some community members in the studied (and racialized) areas in Toronto wondered why their public green spaces were more likely to incorporate golf or tennis than cricket.
One of the topics raised was how some community members in the studied (and racialized) areas in Toronto wondered why their public green spaces were more likely to incorporate golf or tennis than cricket.
Behind the scenes waiting to give a talk to students & attendees on #SocialConnection and #Access in #Cities at the Environment Seminar Series at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment. It's always energizing to chat with folks thinking critically about community, connection, & care.
March 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Behind the scenes waiting to give a talk to students & attendees on #SocialConnection and #Access in #Cities at the Environment Seminar Series at the University of Toronto's School of the Environment. It's always energizing to chat with folks thinking critically about community, connection, & care.
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Our friends @evergreencanada.bsky.social spoke to public health and environmental studies scholar @nadhahassen.bsky.social about the connection between public space and social connection. Check out the interview here: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
Nadha Hassen: Feeling less alone is critical to our public health
To explore the link between public space and social connection, we spoke to someone at the forefront of the research.
www.evergreen.ca
February 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our friends @evergreencanada.bsky.social spoke to public health and environmental studies scholar @nadhahassen.bsky.social about the connection between public space and social connection. Check out the interview here: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
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💯 “… public spaces are critical health tools that not only promote wellbeing but reduce feelings of loneliness. Features such as landscaping and seating along with well-planned and accessible programming are reported as critical social infrastructure that create the conditions for gathering…”
We need welcoming + accessible public spaces for all. New research by @katemulligan.bsky.social and me at The Bentway shows how simple #builtenvironment features - like seating & greenery - promote #socialconnection + #wellbeing. New report "Rx for Social Connection": thebentway.ca/publication/...
Rx for Social Connection - The Bentway
What role can public space design and programming play in fostering connection and combating loneliness? The report Rx For Social Connection: Public space
thebentway.ca
February 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
💯 “… public spaces are critical health tools that not only promote wellbeing but reduce feelings of loneliness. Features such as landscaping and seating along with well-planned and accessible programming are reported as critical social infrastructure that create the conditions for gathering…”
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A parking lot in Lisbon.
February 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A parking lot in Lisbon.
We can - and should - design #publicspaces and #urban environments that support #socialconnection for all.
Thanks to @evergreencanada.bsky.social for this story! Here's a peek at my work with communities & organizations like Park People & @thebentway.bsky.social: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
Thanks to @evergreencanada.bsky.social for this story! Here's a peek at my work with communities & organizations like Park People & @thebentway.bsky.social: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
Nadha Hassen: Feeling less alone is critical to our public health
To explore the link between public space and social connection, we spoke to someone at the forefront of the research.
www.evergreen.ca
February 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We can - and should - design #publicspaces and #urban environments that support #socialconnection for all.
Thanks to @evergreencanada.bsky.social for this story! Here's a peek at my work with communities & organizations like Park People & @thebentway.bsky.social: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
Thanks to @evergreencanada.bsky.social for this story! Here's a peek at my work with communities & organizations like Park People & @thebentway.bsky.social: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...
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"February 6th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Millie Burgess?
On February 4, 1964, MPP Leonard Braithwaite, denounced segregation laws in his first speech at Queen’s Park. A month later, Education Minister Bill Davis amended the Separate Schools Act to remove them."
On February 4, 1964, MPP Leonard Braithwaite, denounced segregation laws in his first speech at Queen’s Park. A month later, Education Minister Bill Davis amended the Separate Schools Act to remove them."
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"February 6th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Millie Burgess?
On February 4, 1964, MPP Leonard Braithwaite, denounced segregation laws in his first speech at Queen’s Park. A month later, Education Minister Bill Davis amended the Separate Schools Act to remove them."
On February 4, 1964, MPP Leonard Braithwaite, denounced segregation laws in his first speech at Queen’s Park. A month later, Education Minister Bill Davis amended the Separate Schools Act to remove them."
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Listening to Ilana Altman Co-Executive Director at @thebentway.bsky.social on Metro Morning speaking to the importance of a "Softer City" Giving people more opportunities to explore, sit, watch and consume the public spaces in the city. Need to add some #BikeTO too :) thebentway.ca/program/soft...
February 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Listening to Ilana Altman Co-Executive Director at @thebentway.bsky.social on Metro Morning speaking to the importance of a "Softer City" Giving people more opportunities to explore, sit, watch and consume the public spaces in the city. Need to add some #BikeTO too :) thebentway.ca/program/soft...
We need welcoming + accessible public spaces for all. New research by @katemulligan.bsky.social and me at The Bentway shows how simple #builtenvironment features - like seating & greenery - promote #socialconnection + #wellbeing. New report "Rx for Social Connection": thebentway.ca/publication/...
Rx for Social Connection - The Bentway
What role can public space design and programming play in fostering connection and combating loneliness? The report Rx For Social Connection: Public space
thebentway.ca
February 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We need welcoming + accessible public spaces for all. New research by @katemulligan.bsky.social and me at The Bentway shows how simple #builtenvironment features - like seating & greenery - promote #socialconnection + #wellbeing. New report "Rx for Social Connection": thebentway.ca/publication/...