As I do every weekend I read both the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail newspapers. An interesting article appeared in the Sunday Star in the ideas section- The bestsellers for real! The article detailed a new, more reliable way of tracking the bestselling books in the country. One book stood out for me that […]
Policy Frameworks to Enhance Health Equity
Presentation by Bob Gardner, Director of Public Policy at the International Union for Health Promotion and Education in Vancouver. June 2007.
Ripped from the Headlines!!! Housing, Homelessness: Issues and Solutions
This presentation by Michael Shapcott (2006) provides an overview of urban health issues in Canada, as well as the international context. Also provides historical information about housing/homelessness in Canada, and statistics about Toronto neighbourhoods. Here is the presentation: Ripped from the Headlines!!! Housing, Homelessness: Issues and Solutions View more documents from WellesleyInstitute.
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National Housing Report Card 2008 reveals government funding failures
National Housing Report Card 2008 On the eve of the first provincial-territorial housing ministers’ summit in almost two and one-half years, a new report card from the Wellesley Institute reveals that the federal government and eight of the thirteen provinces and territories have failed to meet the commitments for new housing funding that they […]
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Innovative Interventions
There is widespread recognition that local community driven initiatives play a key role in alleviating health disparities. Determine, the second stage of the EU's Closing the Gap project, has created a detailed report highlighting some innovative bottom-up case studies from around that world that deal with health equity.
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Taking Action on Poverty, Poor Health and Bad Jobs
Falling on the heels of the release of Ontario’s landmark poverty reduction strategy, Sick and Tired paints a grim picture of the health of the province’s poorest residents. This new report from the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto, University of Toronto’s Social Assistance in the New Economy Project and the Wellesley Institute documents the […]
Powerful new research from Salvation Army underlines critical need for affordable homes
Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence, says Salvation Army The Salvation Army in Canada, the largest operator of homeless shelters in the country, has released a powerful new research report that underlines the critical need for affordable housing to meet the challenges of homelessness and deep and persistent poverty across Canada.
An Ambitious Plan to Reform US Health Care
Recently, Democrats in the US House of Representatives unveiled a 1,018 page health reform package, entitled “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act,” which was based on the requirements set out by President Obama to lower health care costs, let people kept their current insurance and substantially decrease the number of uninsured Americans (currently estimated at 45.7 […]
Templates and User Guides for Equity-Focused Impact Assessment
A number of jurisdictions have developed tools, templates, and user guides for equity-focused impact assessment:
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Right to the city: what can we learn from Chile’s social housing approach?
Chile’s “social housing” approach since the late 1970s allowed hundreds of thousands of poor families to become home owners, and strengthened construction activity in the national economy. However, the low-cost and low-quality housing that was produced has increased socio-spatial discrimination,
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