In November I spoke at a meeting of the Ontario Society of Physicians in HIV Care and discussed the implications of the LHINs for their work (download the speaking notes here). While HIV will remain a provincial strategy and community-based programmes will be funded centrally, and while primary care is…
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Social Determinants of Health In Action
…delivering community-based primary care and related services that support disadvantaged communities particularly. A tremendous paper from the early 1990s set out the vital role community health centres can play in community development and in addressing the social determinants of health at their root causes. The Association of Ontario Health Centres…
Factors that impact how Black youth access the mental healthcare system in Ontario
Pathways to Care is a community-driven project committed to transforming the mental healthcare system for Black children, youth, and their families. Their latest report details perspectives from participants about barriers to accessing mental healthcare for Black youth and multiple levels of the system and centres the perspectives of Black youth…
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New resource guide on Housing for People with Mental Health and Addictions Issues Now Available
Promising Practices: 12 Case Studies in Supportive Housing for People with Mental Health and Addiction Issues is a resource guide developed by Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, CMHA Ontario and the Wellesley Institute. The guide shares the innovative ways that supportive housing providers across the province have overcome challenges and…
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Useful Resource by the Human Resources Professional’s Association of Ontario (HRPAO)
Hi all: FYI – the Human Resources Professional’s Association of Ontario (HRPAO) has a valuable resource you may be interested in. Looking for HR Volunteers? Hire Authority is About More Than Just Job Postings If you’re looking for volunteers with human resources expertise to serve on boards and committees, or…
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Community Engagement in Ontario and Beyond
There has been a great deal of discussion of community engagement in health planning in Ontario. Both the LHINs as they are beginning to plan out regional priorities and the Province as it is developing its new overall health strategy want to involve as many communities and individuals as possible….
Comprehensive poverty reduction plan for Ontario
Campaign 2000, the group working to end child poverty, released a comprehensive poverty reduction plan for Ontario at Queen’s Park today. The plan has four key elements: indicators for measuring poverty measurable targets and timelines a co-ordinated plan of action across all ministries and departments monitoring and evaluation to ensure…
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25 in 5 poverty reduction campaign
A group of prominent Ontarians, backed by a network of community organizations (including the Wellesley Institute) has launched the “25-in-5” poverty reduction campaign at the start of Ontario’s provincial election. The goal of this non-partisan campaign is to get all political parties contesting Ontario’s provincial election to make two commitments:…
Housing rights bill gets first reading in Ontario Legislature
Bill 47, the Right to Housing Act, was tabled and received first reading in the Ontario Legislature on March 27, 2008. This historic legislation, introduced by Cheri DiNovo, the MPP for Parkdale – High Park, would enshrine in provincial law the international right to adequate housing. In mid-March, as the…
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Ontario, Manitoba latest provinces to sign bilateral housing deals with feds
Ontario (June 9) and Manitoba (June 5) are the latest provinces to join the growing list that have signed new bilateral housing deals with the federal government. The federal government promised $1.9 billion in September of 2008 to extend three federal housing and homelessness programs that were set to expire….
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