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Modeling the Determinants of Health in Complex Policy Environments: A System Dynamics Perspective

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This presentation for the Centre for Research on Inner City Health adresses the need to develop modeling tools to understand complex systems and the social Continue Reading…

Learning From Others: Health Equity Strategies and Initiatives From Canadian Regional Health Authorities

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Denise Kouri, Kouri Research Commissioned by the Wellesley Institute Health disparities are a topic of increasing importance in Canada. In the last two Continue Reading…

Community Health Impacts Of A Toronto Casino

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The Wellesley Institute deputed to the Board of Health in November 2012 about the population health impacts of problem gambling. Our health equity impact Continue Reading…

Casinos and Your Health Flip Sheet

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While much attention has been given to the potential economic and social costs the construction of a casino could have on the City of Toronto, health issues Continue Reading…

Building Better Budgets #Housing #TOBudget 2013

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The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing is set to take a massive $128 million cut in housing and homelessness investments in the draft 2013 budget Continue Reading…

The Real Cost Of Cutting CSUMB

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In its 2012 budget, the Ontario government announced that it was eliminating the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) as of January 1, 2013. The Continue Reading…

Video: Human Rights and Housing, Ensuring Healthy and Affordable Homes For All

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Taped on Oct 4, 2012 at Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, Ontario. Presenters: Chief Commissioner Barbara Hall, Ontario Human Rights Commission Tracy Continue Reading…

A Better Budget for a Better City: Ideas for a healthy budget process in Toronto

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Budget decisions have a profound impact on our daily lives. From garbage collection, to public transit, to the safety of our neighbourhoods budgets are at the Continue Reading…

Policy Impact on Aboriginal Housing in Toronto

The Wellesley Institute’s Director of Housing and Innovation, Michael Shapcott, delivered a presentation on gaining policy impact on complex urban issues, Continue Reading…

Practice Strategies for Austere Times: Building Homes in York Region

An affordable housing summit in York Region on June 11 drew together municipal politicians, housing, social services and health officials from local and Continue Reading…