Principal Organizations: TCBRN Partner Organizations: Wellesley Institute, Access Alliance CHC, OWHN, Planned Parenthood Toronto, Street Health Principal Investigator(s): Lisa Campbell Please click here to see the Webcast.
Archives for December 2009
Central LHIN Leaders’ Briefings: Building Health Equity into Action
One critical way to drive health equity is by building expectations and requirements into system and performance management. Several LHINs have required their partner service providers to develop health equity plans which identify vulnerable populations and access barriers, detail plans to address those challenges, outline initiatives underway addressing equity in service delivery, and set out […]
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Not Lost in Translation: Interpretation and other drivers for health equity
Bob Gardner spoke to the Healthcare Interpretation Network on November 23, 2009 and argued that interpretation was one essential enabler of equitable access to high-quality health care and support. His talk set this in the context of other enablers and drivers of a comprehensive health equity strategy.
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Privatized Health Care Won’t Deliver
Leading health economist Bob Evans famously coined the phrase ‘zombies’ to refer to ideas that have been solidly and repeatedly refuted by scientific evidence, but keep coming back – usually promoted by powerful professional or commercial interests.
Second Stage of Medicare messaging can be effectively used
when discussion is focused on problems in the current system and privatization is offered as an option to solve those problems; as an overarching frame when presenting organizational, technical (and not very exciting!) public sector solutions to health care problem; to demonstrate unity of purpose like-minded organizations dedicated to our universal, not-for profit health care […]
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Basic advice when describing the Second Stage of Medicare
Talk like a movement Communicate excitement that organizations across Canada are rallying behind the Second Stage of Medicare as way to improve Canadians health and the health care system Be positive: communicate the Second Stage of Medicare is achievable Communicate the Second Stage of Medicare is already happening and point to examples from your own […]
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Communications Tools
Building on the work done by the AOHC, the Wellesley Institute commissioned a number of generic communications tools to help advocates effectively incorporate Second Stage ideas in health reform debates. We hope progressive health organizations will find them useful. We take a creative commons approach to this kind of knowledge mobilization. Please use these tools […]
WHO Health Equity Resources
The World Health Organization created a Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, whose site publishes a wide range of useful information resources. It has mobilized polity research and initiatives around the world, working with many countries including Canada. Its report is the subject of intensive discussion in many jurisdictions. The Public Health Agency of […]
Building Action on the Social Determinants of Health
Download Bob Gardner’s speaking notes to the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health
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Ontario's 'affordable' homes aren't affordable to those who need them the most: New report from auditor-general
More than half the new “affordable” housing funded by the Ontario government isn’t really affordable to the households that need it the most. That’s one of the devastating findings in the Ontario auditor-general’s latest annual report, released today. “A provincial strategy is needed to define the Ministry [of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s] roles, set measurable goals […]