Health Areas and Toronto

Toronto Public Health: According to recently released data from Toronto Public Health, the city performs better than the rest of the province in a number of key health areas, including obesity, incidences of cancer and life expectancy, according to Metro News. Torontonians as a whole tend to have better health as a result of a range of influencing factors including education, income and access to health care. The city new moniker is Toronto the Fit. In addition, Toronto has a strong population of recent immigrants who tend to bring better health status with them, said Toronto Public Health spokesperson Paul Fleiszer. She credited the results to the prevalence of cycling and walking in many parts of Toronto. The news didn't come as a surprise to Nancy Smith Lea, the director of the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.