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Ontario budget 2009: Health inequalities virtually ignored
March 27, 2009 by
The deep and persistent inequalities in health among Ontarians have been all but ignored in the 2009 Ontario budget. Over three times as many low-income adults Continue Reading…
Review of Social Assistance in Ontario: Health & Health Equity Overview
March 19, 2012 by
In 2010, the province of Ontario established the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario, led by Commissioners Francis Lankin and Munir A. Continue Reading…
How Ontario government ministries are acting on social determinants of health
October 29, 2012 by
This is a guest blog by Nicoda Foster and Christine Chan, Masters of Public Health Students at the University of Toronto and University of Liverpool Continue Reading…
Ontario income assistance changes will make it harder to get healthy, nutritious food
March 26, 2010 by
About 162,000 Ontarians with special nutrition needs were told in yesterday's Ontario budget that their special diet allowance is being cancelled and will be Continue Reading…
Freezing welfare: The wrong decision at the wrong time
March 26, 2012 by
Yesterday, in advance of the Ontario 2012 Budget, Premier McGuinty announced that social assistance rates will be frozen for a year and that the scheduled $200 Continue Reading…
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Equity
March 21, 2012 by
Chronic disease prevention and management is a key health priority for the Ontario government, as evidenced by a chronic disease framework and disease-specific Continue Reading…
Oral health in Ontario is full of holes
April 30, 2012 by
A new report by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, has highlighted some of the barriers that low income people face in receiving oral Continue Reading…
Time to End the 3 Month OHIP Wait Period
December 13, 2011 by
We’ve blogged in the past about the unfair 3 month wait period that Ontario forces on new immigrants and Canadian citizens returning to the province; refugees Continue Reading…
As Ontario braces for Drummond report, lessons from Million Dollar Murray need to be considered
February 2, 2012 by
As Ontario braces for the report from economist Don Drummond on provincial public service spending, an early leak from his work raises a powerful question. In Continue Reading…
