MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions
MAP is Canada’s largest research centre focused on health equity and the social determinants of health.
Internationally recognized for groundbreaking science and innovation, MAP develops and implements real-world, evidence-driven program and policy solutions that disrupt cycles of socioeconomic exclusion and poor health.
For more than 25 years, MAP has partnered with communities and policy makers across the country to take on complex issues such as homelessness, intimate partner violence, inequitable access to healthcare and the prevention of opioid-related harms.
MAP’s impacts span from local to national and beyond. MAP’s vision is a healthier future for all.
How We’re Structured
MAP is based at St. Michael’s Hospital, a fully affiliated University of Toronto teaching and research-intensive hospital and hub for care in downtown Toronto. St. Michael’s Hospital is a site of Unity Health Toronto, a hospital network serving patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care. It also includes St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Providence Healthcare.
MAP and Staples Canada have come together to raise awareness of inequity in Canada and help build vibrant, healthy communities. Learn more
By the Numbers
MAP Scientists
36
Active Studies
$100M
Projects Underway
96
About Our Name
Why ‘MAP’? It’s not an acronym. Instead, our name represents our vision and our purpose. We are St. Michael’s MAP to a healthier future for all.