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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.

Bob Gardner, director of policy and research at the Wellesley Institute, has recently been working with the Toronto Central LHIN to help them develop health equity policies.  Here is an interesting workbook providing a step-by-step approach to designing health promotion policies through a health equity lens.  Some best-practices are outlined and case-studies provided.