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Toronto’s 2012 Budget: Issue Update, Reports and Resources

In our efforts to improve population health, the Wellesley Institute has been working alongside countless inviduals and organizations over the past few months Continue Reading…

When do we talk about health? Ontario’s option paper needs to build a stronger vision of a health-enabling social assistance system

Today the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario released its much anticipated options paper. The paper sets out some interesting ideas and Continue Reading…

The Toronto 300 speak out on city's Core Services Review

The Wellesley Institute joined about 300 other organizations and individuals who offered expert views on the implications to the City of Toronto of significant Continue Reading…

‘Wealth equals health’: Canada’s doctors warn of growing health inequalities

Rising inequalities mean that Canada’s much loved national health care system is increasingly failing in its fundamental goal of good health for all, reports Continue Reading…

Misdiagnosis: Drummond’s Health Care Prescription Misses Equity

The Drummond Report's emphasis on reform and innovation in the way health care is organized and delivered is vital. The objectives of long-term planning, a Continue Reading…

How the Social Assistance System Causes Poor Health

Income and health are inextricably linked. It is well documented that people with low income more likely to have poor health, whether measured by self-reported Continue Reading…

How much OLG money is enough to harm the health and well-being of Torontonians?

News emerged today that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is promising a special deal to provide Toronto with a larger slice of the proceeds if a Continue Reading…

Work and Health: Building Assets

The idea of building assets is something that we typically associate with our financial well-being. But a new report from the Health Action Partnership Continue Reading…

Update on Social Assistance Review

In the few weeks since the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario released its discussion paper, we at the Wellesley Institute have been busy Continue Reading…

Building a Social Assistance System that Enables Good Health for All: Start from a Powerful Vision

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been blogging about the submission to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario that the Wellesley Continue Reading…