Research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released earlier this week indicates that income inequality continues to grow rapidly in Canada and in most of the world’s other rich economies.
Archives for May 2011
WCH pioneering health practice lives on in updated HIV and rehabilitation manual
The Wellesley Institute is proud to trace our legacy through the former Wellesley Central Hospital – and the hospital continues to live on through its pioneering urban health practice. In 1998, the Wellesley Central and Health Canada published a guide to HIV and rehabilitation, and an updated version has just been released by the Canadian Working […]
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Voices from the Street: Canada’s homeless women
Author Susan Scott is our guest blogger this week. In the lead up to the All Our Sister’s conference happening in London, ON May 9-12, Susan shares some insight into the hard lives of homeless women across Canada. Susan’s book, All Our Sisters, is available from University of Toronto Press.
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Toronto urgently needs city-wide plan for healthy, inclusive neighbourhoods
The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott warns in the lead letter in today’s Toronto Star that bad gentrification in Toronto has led to increased inequality, poor health, a loss of affordable and supportive housing and deeper divisions between rich and poor. He cites research reports from the Wellesley Institute and others on the costs of growing […]
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Ontario’s Social Innovation Wiki launched at provincial summit
The Wellesley Institute’s Rick Blickstead and Michael Shapcott joined about 200 other leaders from the non-profit, private and academic sectors for the Ontario Social Innovation Summit at the MaRS Centre on May 16.
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International Nursing Day 2011: Closing the gap, increasing access and equity
May 12 is celebrated as International Nursing Day (it’s the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale). The Geneva-basedInternational Council of Nurses has identified the 2011 IND theme as “closing the gap: increasing access and equity”.
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False projections about Canada’s health care spending threaten to overwhelm critical health equity issues
False, straight-line projections about future growth in health care spending are distracting Canadians from the real challenges facing our health care system. That’s the warning that Will Falk from the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation delivered in a compelling op-ed piece in the Toronto Star.
Complex social and policy problems require sophisticated planning tools and strategy
This is a presentation to the policy and management staff at the Canadian Mental Health Association — Ontario on how Health Equity Impact Assessment, Mental Health Wellbeing Assessment and others tools can be used to ensure mental health is embedded in health equity strategy — and equally important, that equity is embedded in mental health […]
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Collective impact: Engaging big numbers on complex and dynamic social issues
The Wellesley Institute’s Rick Blickstead and Michael Shapcott joined almost 100 community leaders – including representatives from United Way in Toronto and the surrounding region, foundations and community organizations – for a day-long workshop on collective impact. Collective impact is process of engaging large numbers of groups – sometimes 100 or more – on complex […]
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Canadian Pensioners Concerned Recognizes The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott’s Housing Efforts With Jean Woodsworth Award
Canadian Pensioners Concerned (CPC) awarded Michael Shapcott with The Jean Woodsworth Award yesterday for his distinguished service to the community and his longevity of effort and commitment in his social activism.